Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his alleged remarks categorising an entire community as "skilled labourers", calling it a reflection of a "racist mentality".

In a post on X, KTR said it was unfortunate that "politics of prejudice" had become an accepted norm even as the country celebrated the 80th Independence Day.

"To categorise an entire community as 'skilled labourers' is nothing but a racist mentality," KTR said.

He also criticised the Chief Minister over what he described as an attempt to associate education and learning with a particular caste or religion.

"To believe that education and learning belong to a caste or a religion only display...