Jagan Reddy under fire for backing party supporter's violent Pushpa 2 dialogue
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has drawn sharp criticism for remarks seen as endorsing a violent statement made by a supporter of his party, the YSRCP, during a recent public meeting.The supporter, who was previously affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), used language likening political opponents to sacrificial animals, invoking a popular scene from the film Pushpa 2. The supporter drew on imagery from the local Gangamma Jatara ritual, in which animal beheadings are traditionally performed.advertisementIn his address, Jagan referred to the supporter's statement and said, 'Even though he was a TDP member, he joined the YSRCP, displaying a sense of regional anger against the government for its failure on promises. He made statements like 'Rappa rappa, like Gangamma Jatara...' meaning what?'
Elaborating further, he said, 'He meant to say that people are that angry with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, that he has failed them and betrayed them. The anger is such that even a Telugu Desam Party karyakarta jumped to our party and said, 'Just like in Gangamma Jatara, where an animal is sacrificed by beheading, they will behave towards TDP — rappa rappa. Good only he said! What is wrong?''The phrase 'Rappa rappa' is a colloquial Telugu expression meaning 'day by day' or 'soon, one by one.'advertisementThe TDP has strongly condemned Jagan's endorsement of the statement. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu questioned the appropriateness of such rhetoric, he said, 'If there is a dialogue in movies that is a joke, can it be put on a flex banner? Do you think that people are killed in movies and it is okay to kill them outside? Do you think that because rape is shown in films, it is acceptable outside as well?''If there is a dialogue in movies that is a joke, can it be put on flexi? Do you think that people are killed in movies, and even killed outside? Do you think that rape is done in movies, and even done outside is not wrong?' the Chief Minister asked.'If a person thinks, 'I will do anything, I will kill my Babai,' who are you to say? What is the trend? What is the message you're trying to send to the public?' he added, calling Jagan's endorsement deeply irresponsible.Chief Minister Naidu further said, 'We have been seeing certain individuals in the state lately behaving like maniacs, making statements such as, 'We will cut off we will kill we will behead people.' This is the mindset of criminals.'advertisementAndhra IT Minister Nara Lokesh also responded sharply in a post on X, questioning Jagan's justification. 'Will you slaughter them like sheep, @ysjagan? What does it mean that you are defending the language of your admirer? Your attitude is very dangerous for democracy.' He ended his post with the hashtags #BloodOnYourHandsJagan and #PsychoFekuJagan.State Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav also condemned the remarks. 'The film dialogues used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those used by Jagan are completely different — they reflect a person's mindset,' he said.'When you say, 'People will be killed, rappa rappa,' whom exactly are you planning to kill? If a youth repeats such a line, as a former Chief Minister, Jagan should have condemned it. Instead, he responds with amusement, thereby encouraging such behaviour — which could result in more people fighting and even killing each other,' Keshav warned.
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