Hyderabad: Telangana minister Azharuddin reacted sharply to Union Minister Kishan Reddy’s remarks calling him a traitor. Speaking to a news channel on Saturday, he condemned the comment and warned that he would take legal action against Kishan Reddy.
Azharuddin said the court had already given him a clean chit in the match-fixing allegations. “I have brought pride to India through cricket. How can someone like me be called a traitor?” he asked.
Azharuddin targets Kishan Reddy over cricket jibe
The minister accused the BJP of targeting him for the upcoming Jubilee Hills bypoll. He questioned Kishan Reddy’s knowledge of cricket, asking if the minister had ever held a bat. “When they have nothing else to say, they raise match-fixing claims,” Azharuddin said.
Responding to criticism that his ministerial tenure may last only six months, he remarked that time would answer every question.