Telangana Minister Konda Surekha has once again sparked controversy, this time by implying that KT Rama Rao (KTR), senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), might be behind the recent absence of his father, K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), from public view. Speaking at an event in Gajwel, KCR's constituency, Surekha suggested that Congress members should file a missing persons report for KCR, fueling rumors about the former Chief Minister's whereabouts.
This statement comes shortly after the Rao family released photos of KCR attending his wife Shobha’s birthday celebration, seemingly to dispel speculation surrounding his disappearance.
Surekha’s comments have reignited public debate, especially following her earlier controversial claims linking KTR to the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. On Wednesday, she accused KTR of being involved in the divorce, alleging that, during his time as a minister, he used phone tapping to blackmail actresses and push them towards drug addiction—a claim she asserted was widely known.