Jagan asking other state CM’s , not to criticise Modi

May 7, 2021

"Dear Hemant Soren...": Jagan Reddy's Response To Row Over PM Phone Call
Mr Soren's irritable comment came after the Prime Minister had a phone call with the leaders of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Jharkhand

"Dear Hemant Soren...": Jagan Reddy's Response To Row Over PM Phone Call
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy tweeted on the phone call row (File)

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday joined union ministers and BJP leaders in defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren aimed a dig at the Prime Minister over a phone conversation on the Covid pandemic in his state.
However, while the BJP's responses were predictably furious, Mr Reddy's was measured; the YSR Congress chief urged his Jharkhand counterpart to not "indulge in politics that would only weaken our nation" and asked him to "come together and strengthen" the centre's pandemic response.

"Dear Hemant Soren, I have great respect for you... but as a brother I would urge you, no matter what ever our differences are, indulging in such level of politics would only weaken our own nation. In this war against COVID-19, these are the times not to point fingers but to come together and strengthen the hands of our Prime Minister to effectively combat the pandemic," he tweeted.

Mr Reddy's tweet of support for the Prime Minister comes days before a CBI court is to hear a case seeking cancellation of his bail in connection with alleged irregularities in land allotment to pharma firms when his father, late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was Chief Minister.