"He is not Nadda, but Adda of lies", says K T Rama Rao
"You can play your tricks in Karnataka but can't in Telangana"
Hyderabad, Aug 19: Refuting the charges levelled against the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government by BJP working president J P Nadda, TRS senior leader K T Rama Rao on Monday dared him to prove it if he has the courage of conviction.
He also took potshots at Nadda, saying he had never heard his name.
"His name is J P Nadda. I never heard his name. But after listening to what he said, I understood that his name is not J P Nadda, but an adda (place of people) of blatant lies.
He says KCR is pushing the state into abasement. Mr Nadda is the adda of Telangana people. You can play your tricks in Karnataka. But you can't do that in Telangana. Telangana people are not innocents, Rama Rao, the Chief Minister's son, said.
Nadda had on Sunday alleged that Rao was focused only on himself and his family and that the TRS government did not implement the NDA government's 'Ayushman Bharat' health scheme, depriving the people of its benefits.
Referring to the Kaleshwaram irrigation project in Telangana, the former union minister had alleged that the TRS government escalated its cost.
Reacting to Nadda's corruption comments, Rao said the NDA government did not in any way support the world's biggest lift irrigation project undertaken by the Telangana Government.
"I ask Nadda one thing, you spoke as you liked yesterday.
You say there was corruption in government projects, but first crosscheck with your officials before you level such charges.
If you have any courage of conviction, come out with proof, " he said.
Telangana has not received any undue favours from the centre, he said.
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Lakshya stuns Li Shi to enter All England semifinals
Birmingham (PTI): Lakshya Sen continued his dream run and kept India's hopes afloat at the All England Open, stunning China's world No. 6 Li Shi Feng in straight games to storm into the semifinals here.
The world No. 12 Indian, who was a finalist here in 2022, ousted Li 21-13, 21-16 in the men’s singles quarterfinal that lasted an hour at the Utilita Arena on Friday.
The win also served as a sweet revenge for Lakshya, who had lost to the same opponent at the quarterfinal stage of the 2025 edition.
Lakshya dominated the opening game and built a comfortable lead before Li attempted a comeback midway through.
The Indian, however, stepped up his attack to close out the game convincingly.
The second game saw a closer contest with both the players trading points in the early exchanges.
Lakshya held a slender lead at the mid-game interval and then pulled away in the closing stages to seal the match.
The victory also improved Lakshya's head-to-head record against Li Shi Feng to eight wins in 15 matches.
Lakshya, the top-ranked Indian badminton player who also made the semifinals here in 2024, is now the only Indian left in the fray this year.
He had earlier stunned world No. 1 and defending champion Shi Yuqi in the opening round.
He will face Canada’s world No. 16 Victor Lai in the semifinals.
The other Indian players were knocked out earlier in the week. The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost in the first round, while Malvika Bansod and Unnati Hooda also bowed out in the opening round of women’s singles.
Two-time Olympian PV Sindhu had withdrawn from the tournament after failing to reach Birmingham in time due to travel disruptions in the Middle East, while the mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila retired from their match on Thursday.
