Senior Telangana Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumanth Rao on Friday called on AICC president Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the pros and cons of the party in the State following senior party leader D Srinivas defecting to TRS.
During his one-to-one discussions with Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi, VH, as Hanumnth Rao is popularly known, is understood to have assured the Congress president that the resignation of DS would not have any impact on the party in the State.
Describing DS as an “opportunist”, VH said his leaving the party was only “good riddance of bad rubbish”.
He assured Sonia Gandhi that Congress has still many loyal soldiers, who were relentlessly striving to rebuild the party image in Telangana State.
Speaking to the media later, Hanumanth Rao lambasted DS for deserting the Congress which had given him a political recognition and also bestowed upon him high positions and power.
As a matter of fact, DS joining the TRS would only create problems for senior leaders of the pink party, he opined and hoped the party’s cadre would see through the game plan of this political opportunist.
