Indian politician apologizes for comments targeting Velama community, faces backlash. El político indio se disculpa por los comentarios dirigidos a la comunidad Velama, enfrenta una reacción violenta.

Veerlapally Shankaraiah, a Congress MLA from Shadnagar, has withdrawn and apologized for his recent inflammatory comments targeting the Velama community. Veerlapally Shankaraiah, un MLA del Congreso de Shadnagar, se ha retirado y se ha disculpado por sus recientes comentarios incendiarios contra la comunidad Velama. The backlash from the community and BRS leaders prompted Shankaraiah to clarify that his intent was to criticize the KCR family rather than demean the entire Velama community. La reacción de la comunidad y los líderes del BRS incitó a Shankaraiah a aclarar que su intención era criticar a la familia KCR en lugar de degradar a toda la comunidad Velama. The TPCC president, Mahesh Kumar Goud, had requested an explanation for the offensive statements. El presidente del TPCC, Mahesh Kumar Goud, había solicitado una explicación para las declaraciones ofensivas.