The Congress government's decision to install a statue of former Prime Minister, late Rajiv Gandhi, in front of Telangana secretariat has set off a heated exchange between Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and former minister KT Rama Rao.
Mr Reddy has said that a statue of Mr Gandhi would soon be installed on the secretariat premises. A statue of 'Telangana Thalli' - the state's mother goddess - will also be installed at the secretariat, he has said.
Mr Rao, popularly known as KTR, has said the spot chosen by the Congress government for Rajiv Gandhi's statue had been earmarked for Telangana Thalli's statue.