Hyderabad: BJP Telangana State President N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi immediately apologise to the students for allegedly referring to them as "idiots" during the Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examinations Amendment Bill and NEET reforms. Condemning the remarks, Rao said Rahul Gandhi had insulted the country's student community and questioned his understanding of issues discussed in Parliament. He accused the Congress leader of showing contempt towards the students, whom he described as the nation's future. Referring to former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Rao claimed the Congress had betrayed Telangana's aspirations after initially announcing the state's formation. He also criticised Congress for its remarks against the BJP and RSS, escalating the political war of words.