Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- Amid the ongoing debate over Telangana's caste survey, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not belong to a backward class by birth but is part of a "legally converted backward class", media reports said.

He alleged that the Gujarat government reclassified Modi's caste as part of the backward classes after he became the state's chief minister in 2001, reported NDTV.

The party claimed the Telangana chief minister was trying to divert focus from his failure to fulfil his electoral promises.

He further alleged, "He says he is in the chair as a backward class. He may hold a caste certificate as a backward class but his mindset is anti-backward class."

BJP spokesperson RP Si...