Hyderabad, March 4 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy's remarks in Adilabad calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "big brother", evoked a response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in neighboring state Karnataka where the Congress-led state government and the BJP-led centre have been at loggerheads over various issues.

Leader of Opposition R Ashoka commended Revanth for his remarks at the Adilabad meet and asked chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar "to learn from their younger colleague."

"This is how a responsible and statesmanlike Chief Minister of a state is expected to conduct with the Prime Minister of the country in a federal system. CM @siddaramaiah avare and DCM @DKShivakumar avare, p...