Anumula Revanth Reddy practising under floodlights at MCRHRD grounds in Hyderabad every evening is a statement in more ways than one. By going where no chief minister in India has gone before, Reddy has ensured the spotlight will be as much on him as on Lionel Messi on December 13, when the two lead sides on the football field in a friendly match. The headline is no longer 'Lionel Messi in Hyderabad'. It is now 'Lionel Messi vs Revanth Reddy' in Hyderabad.
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Let truth be told, it takes courage to put yourself out there against a G.O.A.T. like Messi. Reddy knows every move, every pass, every kick will be under the microscope and be the fodder for memes and trolls, which is probably why, after finishing all
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