Responding to the remarks of Congress senior leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy, who alleged that he (Tagore) was working as an agent of TPCC president Revanth Reddy, Telangana Congress in-charge Manickam Tagore said that there was no need for him to work as the agent of someone, and that he was an agent of only Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Speaking to the media, the Congress leader said that only those party leaders who were planning to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were levelling baseless remarks against him and indulging in a mudslinging campaign.
Claiming that he considered Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy as a good friend and that he had spent quality time with the latter by visiting his house recently, Tagore said that he was working at strengthening the party in Telangana by uniting all leaders, and acting like a bridge between the high command and the State unit.
Tagore also said the TPCC had decided to organise former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary celebrations in a big way in the Munugodu Assembly constituency on August 20, and asked the party activists to visit every house in their respective areas and speak about the Congress.