Telangana | Ponnam Prabhakar apologises to Adluri Laxman Kumar, says concern resolved

Days after information circulated extensively about Backward Classes (BC) Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar’s alleged comment towards Tribal Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar, the previous stated that he apologises although he didn’t use such a phrase. Mr. Prabhakar issued an announcement that the difficulty between them has ended with the intervention of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud and different leaders.

The two Ministers had been seen sharing a desk, having breakfast on the State Congress Chief’s residence together with different leaders on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).

An issue broke out over Mr. Prabhakar’s alleged reference to Mr. Laxman Kumar as a ‘buffalo’, earlier than a press convention pertaining to campaigning for Jubilee Hills byelections on Sunday (October 5, 2025).

The SC Welfare Minister demanded an apology and stated he’ll take up the difficulty with Congress senior management together with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others.

On Wednesday morning, Mr. Prabhakar stated that some individuals – with malicious political intentions – distorted his statements and introduced them. He expressed remorse that the misunderstanding stemming from this has damage Mr. Laxman Kumar.

After the assembly on the Telangana Congress chief’s resident, Mr. Prabhakar issued one other assertion saying that although he didn’t make such remarks and Mr. Laxman was damage studying the information reviews pertaining to it. “I apologise for it,” stated Mr. Prabhakar.

The BC Welfare Minister stated that they’ll proceed to work for social justice, betterment of individuals and Congress’ rules, underneath the management of Mr. Gandhi. Referring to Mr. Laxman Kumar as a brother, Mr. Prabhakar stated that their 30-years affiliation in Congress runs past politics and the bond, mutual respect will proceed to stay the identical.

Sports Minister Vakati Srihari, MLAs Makkan Singh Raj Thakur, Kavvampally Satyanarayana and others had been current on the assembly on the State Congress Chief’s residence.