Friday, 4 July 2025 »  Login
in
»
I am at

Will Join TRS If KCR, KTR Leave: Vishweshwar Reddy

Former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy today said that he would consider rejoining the TRS if party supremo KCR and his son KTR resigned from their posts.
Hyderabad | 28th March 2021
Former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, who recently resigned from the Congress, today said that he felt that Telangana needed another strong regional party as the states with two big regional parties were witnessing rapid development.

Addressing the media at his residence, Reddy quickly added that perhaps the establishment of more regional parties would only help the state's ruling party, the TRS, in any upcoming elections.

Explaining his decision to leave the Congress, he said, "Today, the Telangana unit of the Congress is neither able to project itself as an effective alternative political party nor has it been able to act as a strong party of the Opposition. So many senior leaders have left the party due to this. This is why I have been holding lengthy discussions with several leaders of Telangana regarding the establishment of a new political party. The discussions will help me decide whether I should join the TRS' primary rival, the BJP, or contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections."

Reddy added that he had met high-profile leaders including M Kodandaram, Teenmar Mallanna and Ramulu Naik, and was currently waiting to meet Health Minister Etala Rajender.

Not one to mince his words, the former Congress leader openly expressed his fondness and admiration for the minister, and said, "I think both Etala Rajender and T Harish Rao are able leaders. They listen a lot more than they speak. I think I would readily join the TRS again if Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his son, minister K T Rama Rao, quit their posts and handed over the reins of the party to Etala and Harish Rao."

In a comment that revealed his opinion of KCR as being an autocratic party head, Reddy claimed, "Many leaders of the TRS are currently scared of speaking to me as they fear that their phones will get tapped by the CM if they do so."

He then said that he would take a decision about his political future after holding extensive talks with his followers and supporters, and that he would continue to work towards resolving local-level issues in the interim.

When asked if he would join Y S Sharmila's soon-to-be-launched party, the leader clarified that he would never do so.
filed in:  T Harish Rao, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, TRS, KCR, K T Rama Rao, Etala Rajender
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on Will Join TRS If KCR, KTR Leave: Vishweshwar Reddy! Just use the simple form below.
LEAVE A COMMENT
fullhyd.com has 700,000+ monthly visits. Tell Hyderabad what you feel about Will Join TRS If KCR, KTR Leave: Vishweshwar Reddy!
[no link to your name will appear, overriding global settings]
To preserve integrity, fullhyd.com allows ratings/comments only with a valid email. Your comments will be accepted once you give your email, and will be deleted if the email is not authenticated within 24 hours.
My name:

Dissatisfied with the results? Report a problem or error, or add a listing.
ADVERTISEMENT
SHOUTBOX!
{{todo.name}}
{{todo.date}}
[
]
{{ todo.summary }}... expand »
{{ todo.text }} « collapse
First  |  Prev  |   1   2  3  {{current_page-1}}  {{current_page}}  {{current_page+1}}  {{last_page-2}}  {{last_page-1}}  {{last_page}}   |  Next  |  Last
{{todos[0].name}}

{{todos[0].text}}

ADVERTISEMENT
This page was tagged for
hyderabad March 2021 News
T Harish Rao news
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy updates
Follow fullhyd.com on
Copyright © 2023 LRR Technologies (Hyderabad) Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved. fullhyd and fullhyderabad are registered trademarks of LRR Technologies (Hyderabad) Pvt Ltd. The textual, graphic, audio and audiovisual material in this site is protected by copyright law. You may not copy, distribute or use this material except as necessary for your personal, non-commercial use. Any trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.