Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 12:18 IST
Will YS Sharmila be able to carry her father late YS Rajasekhara Reddy s legacy to reap political dividends in Telangana? YS Sharmila | Photo Credit: ANI
Hyderabad: A day after meeting former united Andhra Pradesh chief minister late YS Rajasekhara Reddy s fans and supporters, YS Sharmila on Wednesday said that it is evident that there is a need for change in Telangana. Sharmila had met her late father’s supporters at her Lotus Pond home in Hyderabad s posh Jubilee Hills area.
A decision on forming a new party in Telangana will be taken after discussing the matter with the people of various districts, added Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Is Y S Sharmila planning to launch a regional party in Telangana?
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Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 14:44 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 09: Is Y S Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, planning to launch a regional party in Telangana?
Y S Sharmila
Sharmila s talks with her late father s sympathisers here, triggering buzz of possible change in Telangana politics. Sharmila s father and late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, widely known as YSR, was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. The Congress leader died in a chopper crash in September 2009.
Congress leaders, who were closely associated with late Rajasekhara Reddy and also his loyalists, eliciting their suggestions and opinion.
Y S Sharmila greets supporters of her father and former Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in Nalgonda.
HYDERABAD: Y S Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday expressed her political interest in Telangana, saying that she will work to get golden rule of her father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy back in the state.
While interacting with media after meeting with followers of her father from Nalgonda district, Sharmila said there was a positive response from the leaders and she wanted to work in Telangana.
However, she did not clearly clarify if she was planning to float a new party.
Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 15:56 IST
In an apparent reference to reports over Sharmila’s plans to launch a new political party in Telangana, state CM K Chandrasekhar Rao said running a political party in current circumstances would not be easy. @ys sharmila | Photo Credit: Twitter
Hyderabad: YS Sharmila, the sister of YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday met loyalists of her late father YS Rajasekhara Reddy and vowed to bring Rajanna Rajyam in Telangana .
The meeting convened by YS Sharmila came amid reports that she is planning to float a new political party in Telangana.