Rahul Gandhi fights not for the Prime Minister's post but for the nation's interest

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Acting President T. Jagga Reddy has reacted strongly to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will never be able to become Prime Minister. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026, Jagga Reddy stated that Rahul Gandhi was born into a family of Prime Ministers and is working not to attain the Prime Minister's post, but for the interests of the country.

According to a report by The Hindu, Jagga Reddy emphasised that the post of Prime Minister has always been within the reach of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He claimed that if Rahul Gandhi had wanted, he could have become Prime Minister in 2004 and 2009 itself. He further added that unlike other BJP leaders who run after the Prime Minister's post, Rahul Gandhi never does.

Accepting Amit Shah's statement as a challenge, Jagga Reddy said that the Telangana Congress is prepared to win all 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He also attacked the BJP on the issue of using Lord Ram's name in political campaigns. He reminded that when BJP leaders such as Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, or the BJP itself, were not even born, Mahatma Gandhi was singing the bhajan 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' during the freedom struggle.

Jagga Reddy accused the BJP of constantly being busy claiming a monopoly over the name of Lord Ram. He clarified that long before the existence of the BJP, the Congress and Mahatma Gandhi had invoked the name of Ram in their public lives. He further stated that the Prime Minister has come to power using the name of Lord Ram and has completed three terms, but is not following the ideals and path shown by God.

T. Jagga Reddy was serving as the Acting President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.