Chief Minister Revanth Reddy stirred a social media storm after mistakenly crediting Mohammed Azharuddin with winning a Cricket World Cup during a rally in Shaikpet. The factual inaccuracy, repeated from an earlier campaign speech, drew widespread online ridicule.

Hyderabad: In what could be billed as a master class in creative history, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy once again gave cricket fans a reason to scratch their heads on Wednesday.

While addressing an election rally in Shaikpet, he proudly credited his new Cabinet colleague Mohammed Azharuddin with leading India to a World Cup victory. A touching tribute, but except for one tiny detail. ‘Azhar Bhai’ never actually did that.

An enthusiastic Chief Minister declared that he had made Azharuddin his cabinet colleague. He w

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