Hyderabad, Oct. 1 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday has hit back at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over allegations concerning his business holdings, defending his commercial ventures and thanking his political rival for providing "free publicity."

Addressing the media at the joining program, KTR responded to criticism regarding property disclosures from his election affidavits, maintaining that running legitimate businesses to support his family is entirely lawful.

"Revanth Reddy was talking about whatever I filed in my affidavit in 2009. He said I have hotels; I myself am saying that I have them. What are you saying? As if you are Columbus and made a discovery like Vasco da Gama or...