Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Konda Surekha Becomes Third Telangana Cabinet Minister Dismissed
Konda Surekha has been removed from the Telangana state Cabinet.
She is the third minister to be dismissed since Telangana was created in 2014.
Earlier, T. Rajaiah was removed in 2015.
Etala Rajender was removed in 2021 after allegations involving land linked to his family’s business.
Surekha became a minister after winning the Warangal East seat for the Congress in 2023.
She handled the forest and environment and endowments portfolios.
Her dismissal followed a long controversy involving statements made by her daughter and disagreements with party leaders.
Surekha says she will stay an MLA and will not leave the Congress for now.
Konda Surekha is the third Telangana minister dismissed from the Cabinet since the state was formed in 2014.
The first two dismissals involved T. Rajaiah in January 2015 and Etala Rajender in May 2021.
Rajaiah was removed amid allegations involving administrative lapses, swine-flu preparations and medical-equipment purchases.
Rajender was dismissed after allegations concerning land encroachment linked to entities associated with his family’s Jamuna Hatcheries.
Surekha’s removal followed controversy over statements by her daughter and reported differences with Congress leadership; she plans to remain an MLA.
- Who
- Konda Surekha, a Congress MLA and Telangana minister, was dismissed by the state government led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
- What
- She was removed from the Telangana Cabinet, becoming the third minister dismissed since the state’s formation.
- When
- The article does not give the date of Surekha’s dismissal; the earlier dismissals occurred in January 2015 and May 2021.
- Where
- Telangana, with Surekha representing the Warangal East Assembly constituency.
- Why
- The removal followed prolonged controversy over statements made by her daughter and reported differences with Congress leadership.
- Dismissed minister
- Konda Surekha
- Cabinet
- Telangana Council of Ministers
- Total dismissals since 2014
- Three
- First dismissal
- T. Rajaiah, January 2015
- Second dismissal
- Etala Rajender, May 2021
- Surekha’s constituency
- Warangal East
- Surekha’s portfolios
- Forest and environment, and endowments
- Political position
- She says she will remain an MLA and stay in the Congress for now.