“KCR is scared that he will face rebellion from within the BRS if he changes candidates, even though they are facing high anti-incumbency. He has told his party people and candidates to do whatever they can do to win. We have a lot of time now and this will work to our advantage. We will slowly release our candidate lists in the coming days,” Syed Nizamuddin, a spokesperson
At the time too, the MLA broke down in front of his supporters and refuted the claims. Initially he demanded an apology from the sarpanch for damaging his reputation. Subsequently, Rajaiah went to the sarpanch's home and expressed regret in case he had accidentally hurt her and promised to work for the self respect of women till his last breath.