Bizz Buzz Bureau Hyderabad

ChiefMinister A Revanth Reddy has been forced to cancel the United States leg of his overseas tour after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied political clearance for the trip. The Chief Minister, who is leading a 'Telangana Rising' official delegation, was informed of the refusal after arriving in London.

Following the Centre's decision, Revanth Reddy will cut short his itinerary and return to Hyderabad from London on August 23 instead of proceeding to Boston. However, he has directed the official state delegation to continue with the scheduled US tour and formalise the proposed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and academic partnerships.

The state government has sought central permission for the trip to the UK and USA, as per policy and protocol, but only the UK trip was approved. The Centre informed the state government of its refusal of permission after the official delegation reached the UK.

Responding to the Central decision, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said, “The only purpose of the visit was to, as part of the New Education Policy if Centre, bring the world’s best institutions to India, to Telangana, to Hyderabad. They would have been an answer to our youth’s aspirations to get education, skills, and training from the best Ivy Leagues and top global institutions.”

“I have always believed we should all think beyond politics and elections when it comes to nation building and future of the youth,” he said.

“We will make Hyderabad a global knowledge hub. The creation of Universities from Osmania to HCU to JNTU et al made Hyderabad a hub for best Human Resources. A single school, Hyderabad Public School, has shown how we can lead the world, producing some of the greatest tech leaders. The starting of IIT, ISB, IIIT, Nalsar helped Hyderabad attract top corporations and their GCCs. Now, we will make Hyderabad the home for the world’s greatest education and skills institutions to power our 21st century journey,” he said.

Revanth Reddy will continue, as per scheduled programme, his visits to and interactions with Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics, the London Business School, University of London, among others.

He will also be meeting with top sports institutions and skilling leadership in United Kingdom, and try to formalise partnerships to Telangana.