At a time when there were widespread rumours about the health condition of Telangana CM KCR as he had not been seen in public for the last 10 days, a leak of an audio conversation between KCR and a zilla parishad member put to rest all these rumours and speculations.
Late on Wednesday night, the audio clipping was leaked to the media by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi sources that revealed a conversation between the chief minister and one Sripal Reddy, member of Rythu Samanvaya Samithi and former sarpanch of Venkatraopet village of Medipalli mandal in Jagityal district.
During the conversation, the chief minister sounded healthy and strong. He assured the former sarpanch that the government was ready to give water to Medipalli and Kathalapur mandals within four days.
By releasing the audio tape, the TRS leaders gave an indication that KCR is healthy and active and has been closely monitoring the release of water from Kaleshwaram for agriculture in the northern Telangana.
“It is not necessary that he should be in Telangana Bhavan. He is ruling the state from his farmhouse,” a TRS leader said.
However, the audio tape has also led to further speculations as to whether KCR is in a self-imposed quarantine at home. The sceptics also doubt the timing of the recording of the audio tape.
It may be mentioned that political activist and popular television anchor Ch Naveen Kumar alias Teen Mar Mallanna filed a petition in the high court seeking a direction to the government to disclose the whereabouts of KCR.
The Congress leaders have also raised a doubt over the chief minister’s health and demanded that the government release a health bulletin on his health condition.