Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has courted another major political controversy after he questioned the multiplicity of Hindu deities. Addressing the executive meeting of the ruling Congress on Tuesday, Reddy described Congress's longevity by drawing a vivid analogy with Hinduism's multiplicity of beliefs.

Reddy explained that, just as people worship different deities based on their personal preferences and life experiences, the Congress party too brings together people with different mindsets.

“How many Gods are there in Hinduism? Three crores, they say. One person bows to Lord Venkateshwara, another to Hanuman, another wears the Ayyappa mala, and someone else follows Shiva. There are even deities to whom people offer alcohol and chicken. If we cannot have consensus even on God,

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