Telangana CM Revanth Reddy recently said he won’t be able to meet the financial demands of the state government employees. He said, "Even if you cut me into pieces, I can't raise [over] ₹18,500 crore/month." BRS leader K Kavitha criticised his remarks and said the CM's statement on the state's financial position was nothing but belittling the self-respect of Telangana.