{
  "id": 12988869,
  "title": "Revanth Reddy responds to Rahul Gandhi’s post to Elon Musk: ‘(We) cannot afford to weaken Brand India globally to appease crony distractions’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/revanth-reddy-responds-to-rahul-gandhis-post-to-elon-musk-we-cannot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:15:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/revanth-reddy-rahul-gandhi-elon-musk-10913282/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In response to Rahul Gandhi's post directed to Elon Musk on X, Telangana's Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed his support and reaffirmed that Congress governments have always advocated for digitisation and modernisation of India. The successful creation of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the adoption of mobile-based digital payment infrastructure were undertaken during the Congress-led UPA-2 government in 2012-13, which Reddy praised as a remarkable illustration of Indian innovation. He went on to say that India should embrace innovative solutions in cutting-edge internet systems and cannot afford to undermine its global reputation by giving in to cronyism.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Revanth Reddy responds to Rahul Gandhi's post to Elon Musk",
    "Congress governments advocated for digitization and modernization",
    "India should embrace innovative solutions, not weaken global reputation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Revanth Reddy's response signals that the Congress party will continue to promote India's digital modernisation efforts, positioning itself as a champion of innovation and integrity in contrast to perceived cronyism.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Revanth Reddy responds to Rahul Gandhi’s post to Elon Musk: ‘(We) cannot afford to weaken Brand India globally to appease crony distractions’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/revanth-reddy-responds-to-rahul-gandhis-post-to-elon-musk-we-cannot-12991304",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:15:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}