KCR Is Welcome To Think He Is Running A "Global Party": Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi also ruled out any alliance with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), asserting that the Congress is diametrically opposed to everything the Rao-headed party is doing.

In a swipe at the TRS' bid to emerge as a national player, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said any leader has the right to imagine his party in whatever way he wants and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is even welcome to think that he is running an international party that is fighting elections in the US or China.

Addressing a press conference here during the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' passing through Telangana, Mr Gandhi also ruled out any alliance with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), asserting that the Congress is diametrically opposed to everything the Rao-headed party is doing.

"There is absolutely no question of the Congress having any relationship with the TRS. The Congress party has made this very clear. This confusion is created by the TRS themselves. I will repeat it clearly there is absolutely no question of any relationship between the TRS and the Congress," the former Congress chief asserted. Asked about KCR changing the party's name from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the party considering itself a national one, Mr Gandhi said any leader has the right to imagine his party in whatever way he wants.

"If the chief minister of Telangana believes that he is running a national party, that is perfectly okay. There is no problem, he can believe it. If he believes that he is running a global party, that is also fine. So these are all things that he can do and he can imagine," Mr Gandhi said.