India, June 7 -- When Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy spoke of being "inspired by Hitler" for how his government's task force HYDRAA works, he did not just ignite a controversy but also made a historical blooper, mixing up his praise for the Nazi German dictator with a popular comic book reference.

The Congress CM said his anti-encroachment team works like Adolf Hitler's core assassination team "Hydra" did - except, Hitler never had a team by that name. Instead, 'HYDRA' is the name of a fictional terrorist organisation that appears in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as in the 'Avengers' movies that form a big part of American pop culture and Hollywood.

Reddy was not completely off the mark in how he was in...