Hyderabad, June 7 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has stirred up a controversy, saying the name for the Hyderabad Disaster Response Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) was inspired by Adolf Hitler's favourite word, 'HYDRA.'

Speaking at a Bengaluru event titled 'The Hindu's Huddle: India in Dialogue,' with veteran journalist N Ram, the chief minister said, "Hitler's favourite word was HYDRA. His core team was called HYDRA, meaning, 'who can assassinate anyone.' Inspired by him, I named an organisation headed by a senior IPS officer, and 3,000 retired defence officers."

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