Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Telangana CM’s son sells juice to raise party funds, earns ₹7.5 lakh

- IndoAsian News Service letters@hindustant­imes.com

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasek­har Rao’s son and cabinet minister KT Rama Rao earned ₹7.30 lakh just in a couple of hours by “selling” icecream and fruit juice here on Friday.

No, he has not become an entreprene­ur.

Rama Rao turned “coolie” to raise money for Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s plenary and formation day public meeting scheduled to be held later this month.

The state industries and informatio­n technology minister sold ice-cream at a parlour in Qutubullah­pur area.

TRS MP Malla Reddy bought the ice-cream for ₹5 lakh. Another party leader Srinivas Reddy paid ₹1 lakh.

At fruit juice shop, Rama Rao earned ₹1.30 lakh with the party leaders buying the juice from him.

Friday was the first day of a week-long programme in which all leaders and cadre of the party will work as “coolies”.

Chandrasek­har Rao, who is also the TRS chief, announced that ‘Gulabi (pink) coolie days’ will be celebrated from April 14 to 20.

He urged every party worker to work for at least two days to earn the money to meet transporta­tion and other costs.

The chief minister, all ministers, MPs, MLAs and other leaders will work as “coolies” for at least two days.

The TRS will hold its plenary at Kompally near Hyderabad on April 21, while a massive public meeting is planned at Warangal on April 27 to mark the party’s formation day.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? State industries and informatio­n technology minister KT Rama Rao turned ‘coolie’ to raise money for Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s plenary and formation day public meeting.
HT PHOTO State industries and informatio­n technology minister KT Rama Rao turned ‘coolie’ to raise money for Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s plenary and formation day public meeting.

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