Malla Reddy, the Minister for Labour in Telangana, made some controversial comments during the May Day celebrations at Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad. He praised Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for his ability to complete the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh and save the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. He also criticized caste politics in Andhra Pradesh and commended KCR’s leadership in Telangana, highlighting projects such as the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, Yadadri temple, Dr B R Ambedkar statue, and new Secretariat complex. Minister Malla Reddy emphasized that Telangana was the best place for workers and that Hyderabad was growing rapidly.