Hyderabad, Apr 1 Taking a dig at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his criticism of the LDF in poll-bound Kerala, Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao said on Wednesday that it is the "hypocrisy" of the Congress that it partners with communists in Telangana but fights them in Kerala.
"No one has mastered hypocrisy like the Congress and its leaders," Rao said.
"Friendship in Telangana – Wrestling in Kerala. CM @revanth_anumula goes to Kerala to campaign against the Communists, while Congress and Communists remain allies in Telangana," the BJP leader said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, CPI's Telangana unit secretary and MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao took exception to Reddy's attack against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Revanth Reddy can point out shortcomings in governance in Kerala, but should not attack the Left, the CPI leader said.
"We (Congress and CPI) are together in Telangana. Congress and Communists are together in the INDIA bloc. We have to fight against the BJP's ideology. You have to think who will benefit if you attack the Communists," he told reporters here.
Revanth Reddy, who campaigned in Kerala on Monday in support of Congress candidates, launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Kerala goes to polls on April 9.