Congress MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Ponnala Lakshmaiah as the first president of the Telangana State Congress Committee.
Speaking to media persons, Ponguleti said that Ponnala's appointment would boost the morale of all Backward Classes in Telangana. He said that Ponnala deserves the post as he, as the Irrigation Minister, had played a crucial role in the successful implementation of the Jala Yagnam scheme, which he said provided irrigation to lakhs of acres of land across Andhra Pradesh.
"Further, it was due to Ponnala's efforts as IT minister that IT exports and investments had touched a new high. He said that Ponnala has turned Hyderabad into a real IT Hub.
Ponguleti hoped that Ponnala would take along all leaders belonging to different castes, especially BCs and Dalits, to win the ensuing general elections. (INN)