{
  "id": 2376269,
  "title": "'Programme Was Not Appropriate To The Office Held': MEA On Denial Of Revanth Reddy’s US Visit | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/programme-was-not-appropriate-to-the-office-held-mea-on-denial-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/programme-was-not-appropriate-to-the-office-held-mea-on-denial-of-revanth-reddys-us-visit-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) provided an explanation for why the political clearance was denied for Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's planned visit to the United States. The statement from the MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, revealed that the proposed programme for the trip was deemed inappropriate for the office held or its stated purpose. Jaiswal explained that chief ministers' and other dignitaries' visits are assessed by the Ministry of External Affairs to grant political clearance. \"Let me say that the visit of chief ministers, as indeed of other dignitaries, are assessed by the Ministry of External Affairs in order to accord political clearance,\" Jaiswal stated. The main focus of the denial was the proposed programme for the visit. Jaiswal emphasized that the programme should be appropriate to the office held and the purpose of the visit. In this specific case, the proposed programme did not meet those criteria for the United States, leading to the denial of clearance. In contrast, clearance was granted for Reddy's proposed visit to the United Kingdom. The Telangana government’s “Telangana Rising” delegation was already in the UK for engagements, including discussions and partnerships with renowned educational institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Northeastern University. The denial of the US clearance came as the delegation was undertaking their engagements. Upon learning of the denial, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy decided to return to Hyderabad from London, while instructing the officials accompanying the delegation to continue with their planned activities. Reddy also stressed that the focus of the government should remain on nation-building and development rather than political disputes. The situation arose after Reddy had previously missed a Zonal Council meeting, adding to the political backdrop surrounding his international activities and engagements.",
  "summary": "The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday clarified why political clearance was denied for Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed visit to the United States, saying the programme submitted for the trip was not considered appropriate to the office held or its stated purpose. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said visits by chief ministers and other dignitaries are assessed by the…",
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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."
}