Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Surekha Says Ministerial Authority Was Curtailed Before Cabinet Dismissal
Konda Surekha was removed from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet.
She says her powers had already been reduced before she was dismissed.
Surekha claims that important decisions in her departments were made without asking her.
She also says officials and political leaders sometimes held meetings without involving her.
She objected to how temple funds and Endowments matters were handled.
She said her photograph was left out of a government advertisement, which hurt her.
She also questioned the removal and legal cases involving her former aide, Sumanth.
Surekha has asked senior Congress leaders to examine her complaints and help protect her relationship with the party.
Konda Surekha alleged that her decision-making powers and independent role as a minister were progressively restricted.
She said the Chief Minister’s Office took decisions involving her departments without adequately consulting her.
Surekha cited disputes over Endowments matters, temple funding, official advertisements and meetings held without her.
She alleged that the removal and legal troubles of her former OSD, Sumanth, undermined her dignity as a minister.
She appealed to Congress leaders, describing the treatment of her and her family as a coordinated political attack.
- Who
- Konda Surekha, a former minister in A Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet, made the allegations in a representation to senior Congress leaders.
- What
- Surekha alleged that her ministerial authority was curtailed, that she was politically marginalised, and that her family was subjected to coordinated criticism.
- When
- The allegations were made after her dismissal from the Cabinet; the articles do not specify the date of her representation.
- Where
- The report is from Hyderabad and concerns the functioning of Surekha’s departments and political affairs in Telangana, including Warangal district.
- Why
- She sought the Congress high command’s intervention, saying she wanted to preserve her relationship with the party and the people.
- Former minister
- Konda Surekha was dismissed from A Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet.
- Departments
- She was associated with the Forest, Environment and Endowments Departments.
- Main allegation
- Surekha said her decision-making authority was progressively curtailed.
- Endowments concerns
- She said she was not adequately informed about the Yadadri Temple Trust Board and other departmental matters.
- Temple funding
- She alleged that funds for permanent development of the Sammakka-Saralamma Temple were transferred to the Roads and Buildings Department within a day without consulting her.
- Political representation
- She addressed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal and Meenakshi Natarajan.
- Party relationship
- Surekha said she wanted to preserve her 31-year relationship with the Congress and the people.