A day after being inducted into the politburo, TDP leader Chintakayala Ayyana Patrudu quit the post citing private reasons.
"I want to be away from active politics," Patrudu said, and thanked TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu for reposing faith in him and nominating him to the politburo. However, he condemned the suspension of P Sirnivasa Rao from the party unilaterally, "The decision has pained me, he said. (INN)