Telangana Congress MLAs seek minister’s removal after daughter’s attack on Revanth Reddy
What Happened
About 20 Telangana Congress MLAs have publicly demanded that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy sack minister Konda Surekha, after her daughter Konda Sushmita Patel attacked the chief minister and party leaders over candidate selection in Parkal. The clash has exposed a wider rift inside the state Congress, with accusations that the daughter’s remarks were a proxy strike on the chief minister’s authority.
Affected Groups
The immediate pressure is on Revanth Reddy, Konda Surekha and the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, which now has to contain a public disciplinary dispute while the chief minister is abroad. The episode also deepens the sense that factional politics around Warangal and Parkal are spilling into the party’s formal decision-making on tickets and leadership.
Counterpoints
Surekha has denied responsibility for her daughter’s comments and said an adult child’s views cannot be treated as the mother’s official position.
So far, the Congress high command has not taken a public stand, and only Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan has asked for a factual report on the breach of discipline.