Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan on Monday (June 15, 2026) warned against divisive forces in Indian politics, saying that even “small ideas, when combined, can endanger the integrity of the nation”.

Addressing the Jana Sena’s ‘Sena Prasthanam... Jateeya Samagratha Kosam’ gathering in New Delhi to mark 12 years of the party, Mr. Pawan Kalyan invoked the Telugu literary work Sumathi Shatakam, saying “a powerful serpent can be killed by a swarm of tiny ants”. The metaphor applied to national politics, he said, where “the collective actions of ordinary individuals with divisive mindsets” could weaken the country.

Turning to the young, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “It is our responsibility to pass on patriotic values to Gen Z. They must be educated about their fundamental rights and duties. Jana Sena will show the next generation what honest politics and ethical governance look like.” He said the country’s destiny would shift to another level only when coming generations moved forward with progressive thoughts.

“Jana Sena will be at the forefront of the fight if there is any threat to national integrity and unity,” he said. “’Country First, Everything Else Next’ is the policy and slogan of the party.” He said the party would relentlessly fight forces that created secessionist ideologies, regional hatred and differences among people, and would thwart actions that disrupted national unity.

Mr. Pawan Kalyan said the Jana Sena had begun its journey in 2014 with no thought of power or position, only a vision of protecting national unity and integrity. “In this 12-year journey, we have faced many challenges, tasted failures, and seen days of total despair. Out of those difficult situations, we have today built a strong army of 20 lakh people standing firmly for the party,” he said.

He said the party’s ideology was drawing people across the country, and that many in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu had come forward to join it and spread its principles in their regions. Connecting different regions and people through ideology and uniting society, was the party’s policy, he said.

Telangana bifurcation

Mr. Pawan Kalyan said the Jana Sena had never opposed the formation of Telangana and had only criticised the manner in which the Congress government handled the bifurcation. A State that should have been divided gracefully had been split “unscientifically”, leaving disputes over bifurcation and asset distribution unresolved, he said, and the manner of division remained “an unhealed wound”. He said permission had recently been denied for a Jana Sena meeting in Telangana.

He also said leaders from the South who boasted about bending Delhi’s knees could “barely utter a word” on reaching the capital, and clarified that the Jana Sena had not come to Delhi for power, position or protest, but out of a commitment to national integrity.