Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has hit back at his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy over 'personally insulting' remarks made during an election rally.
Reddy had borrowed a popular dialogue from a Mohanlal starrer to target Vijayan, saying 'Your time is over. Your expiry date is over.'
Vijayan, in his response, stated that he did not intend to get into a debate on the performance of the Congress government in Telangana and that the people of the state will assess its track record.
He also rebutted Reddy's claim that his administration was engaged in selective appropriation of Kerala's achievements and downplaying the contributions of Congress chief ministers.
Vijayan listed several schemes and programmes in sectors like public health and improving industrial climate and governance that successive LDF governments brought in and built upon.
He also rejected the accusation of the Telangana CM that his government was not criticising the BJP-led Union government, saying that his government is fighting legal battles in the Supreme Court against the Centre invoking the state's rights under Article 131.
