Reacting to Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's "will crush BJP" remark, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticised the comment, alleging that it was "inspired by Adolf Hitler and [former PM] Indira Gandhi". Poonawalla said Reddy's mindset reflected Emergency era. He further claimed that Reddy had shown he didn't follow the "mohabbat ki dukan" philosophy but was instead "dhamki ke bhaijaan".