He may have left the BJP and TDP behind long ago. You can take Revanth out of the classroom — but you can not always take the classroom out of Revanth.
Published Jun 10, 2025 | 8:36 AM ⚊ Updated Jun 10, 2025 | 8:36 AM
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya released his autobiography in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
Synopsis: At a recent function in Hyderabad, where Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya released his autobiography, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy humorously explained his shift from the BJP to the TDP and finally to the Congress.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has suddenly turned physicist. In a stunning breakthrough in political science, he has proven that when saffron and yellow mix — the result is white!
Before you scratch your head, allow him to explain. Revanth Reddy himself joked that he was a Congress leader currently employed by Rahul Gandhi. However, before landing the Congress job, he graduated from Telugu Desam College — and before that, attended the BJP School of Ideology.
This tongue-in-cheek confession sent the audience into peals of laughter at a recent function in Hyderabad, where Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya released his autobiography Prajala Kathe—Naa Atmakatha (The Story of People—My Autobiography).
The dais was an unusual cocktail of political colours. Governors (saffron, no surprise), TDP leaders (proudly yellow), and Revanth Reddy with his ministers (dressed in white, both literally and politically). It looked like a colour-coded family reunion — only missing a rainbow.
Trying to clarify why he was in the middle of such a curious ideological mix, Revanth Reddy narrated a light-hearted moment from a NITI Aayog meeting.
He said: “The Prime Minister looked at me and said, ‘Hey, your friend Chandrababu Naidu is here.’ I replied, ‘Yes, sir, I did my schooling with you, my college with Chandrababu Naidu, and now I’m employed by Rahul Gandhi.’”
The crowd erupted. Self-deprecating humour? Check. Political tightrope walk? Check. Vintage Revanth Reddy.
However, for some political observers, the question lingered — why was he even there? It was, after all, the release of a Governor’s autobiography. Official? Yes, but Governors are generally dyed-in-saffron. Revanth Reddy, however, mingled with the saffron and yellow crowds as effortlessly as a fish in water. Clearly, he hasn’t forgotten his alma mater.
He may have left the BJP and TDP behind long ago. You can take Revanth Reddy out of the classroom — but you can not always take the classroom out of Revanth Reddy.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
