'Yes, I wrote the letter'; KCR is surrounded by demons: Kavitha

Hyderabad: A 'leaked' letter from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha to her father and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has seemingly exposed the fault lines in the family and the party.

Ending speculations, Kavitha confirmed writing the letter, which has now gone viral. This comes a day after the letter was ‘leaked’.

The letter indicated cracks in the Rao family that ruled Telangana for 10 years. She expressed her disappointment over KCR’s inaccessibility.

In her six-page handwritten letter, she praised and raised sharp concerns over the functioning of BRS and its recent activities. The letter, penned in the aftermath of the party’s silver jubilee public meeting on May 2, 2025, is being seen as a rare moment of dissent within the BRS family.

Kavitha returned to Hyderabad on May 23 from her elder son’s graduation ceremony in the USA. On her arrival, she was given a rousing welcome. However, there were no BRS flags.

Speaking to the media, Kavitha confirmed that she wrote the letter. “I wrote a letter to KCR two weeks ago. There was no personal agenda in writing the letter. I wrote only what party leaders were thinking. The internal letter being leaked is a conspiracy. We need to find out who is behind the letter leak. KCR is like God… but there are some evil forces around him. BRS will move forward under KCR’s leadership. I write letters to KCR regularly,” she said.

She expressed anguish over the way the letter was leaked. “It is painful that this one got leaked. People within the party leaked the letter. Our family and party are united. Our leader is KCR… There is no second opinion about it,” she said.

Here are the excerpts of the letter

`Daddy, you should have targeted BJP more'

“Daddy, congratulations on the success of the meeting,” Kavitha shared feedback she received from across the state - a mix of appreciation and criticism. She noted that the cadre morale is high and appreciated KCR’s dignified tone in not naming Chief Minister Revanth Reddy despite his constant criticism. She also highlighted how KCR’s `Congress Fail, Fail ' remark was widely liked. She praised the gesture of observing silence for the Pahalgam victims. She said the overall speech of KCR lacked "punch," but cadres were satisfied.

However, it is her sharp commentary on the party’s omissions and strategic gaps that have now raised eyebrows.

Kavitha questioned why KCR did not speak in Urdu during the Warangal meeting and pointedly highlighted his silence on the Waqf Bill, SC categorisation, and 42 percent BC reservation. She suggested that the party’s refusal to contest the MLC elections had sent a wrong signal - one that Congress had capitalised on by alleging that BRS helped the BJP.

In a line that appears deeply personal, Kavitha wrote, “As you spoke about BJP for only two minutes, a lot of people are speculating that there will be an alliance with BJP in the future. Personally, also, maybe because I suffered, I felt, you should have targeted the BJP more. Congress has lost faith at the grassroots level; the cadre are expressing the view that the BJP might become an alternative”.

She warned that the cadre are beginning to see the BJP as a potential alternative at the grassroots level.

She also raised organisational concerns, especially about access to the party supremo. “We received feedback from a few constituencies that, because old incharges were given responsibility even for this meeting, inadequate facilities were provided to participants, particularly those who were active during the statehood movement. We are also getting information that the party will give B forms for local body elections to the old in-charge only. At least, this is what they are claiming. Sarpanches who are expecting to run for the local bodies are fine with this, but MPTC, ZPTC, and MPP contenders are expecting to receive the B-forms directly from the party rather than from the in-charges. Seeing so many people wishing to take a photo with you and shake hands with you was heart-warming. Many leaders at the mandal and zilla parishad level have expressed the feeling that they don’t have access to you. They feel that there is selective access. Kindly reach out to everyone,” she noted.

She further criticised the reliance on old in-charges for the silver jubilee meeting, saying this led to inadequate arrangements for many statehood-era activists.

Referring to the party's internal culture, she suggested that those who had been with the movement since 2001 should have been given a chance to speak before KCR took the stage. She called the ‘Dhoom Dham’ campaign ineffective in mobilising the cadre and requested that B-forms for upcoming local body elections be issued directly by the party office instead of being routed through in-charges.

Kavitha concluded the letter with an appeal to hold a party plenary or an extended meeting to gather feedback from the cadre and give them clear direction going forward. “At least now, we can hold a plenary or 1-2 days…Hear as many opinions (as possible) from cadres and give them guidance about future programmes. Please think about this seriously. Sorry for the long letter,” she wrote.

Kavitha's office neither declined nor accepted that the letter was written. However, the handwriting seemilngy matches with that of Kavitha's letter to Judge when she was in Jail in April2024.