Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Congress Row Grows After Murali, Rajgopal Meet Bhatti
Konda Murali and MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy met Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in Hyderabad.
Their meeting happened while the Congress party was dealing with a dispute about comments involving Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
A party committee recommended that Minister Konda Surekha be removed from the Cabinet.
The recommendation was connected to her daughter Konda Susmitha’s remarks about the Chief Minister.
Murali said Susmitha’s comments were her own views.
He also said that he and Surekha should not be blamed for them.
Murali and Rajgopal Reddy said their meeting was about local development work and unpaid bills.
Some reports said Surekha might be advised to resign, but no leader officially confirmed that claim.
Konda Murali and Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy met Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka at Praja Bhavan on Wednesday.
The meetings occurred amid allegations of anti-party conduct linked to remarks concerning Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Congress.
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee disciplinary committee recommended Konda Surekha’s removal from the Cabinet, according to its report submitted Tuesday.
Murali and Rajgopal Reddy said they discussed constituency development work and pending bill clearances rather than political matters.
Reports said leaders may have urged Surekha to resign as minister, but those claims were not officially confirmed; Murali denied plans to leave Congress.
- Who
- Konda Murali, Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Konda Surekha, Konda Susmitha, and other Congress leaders.
- What
- Murali and Rajgopal Reddy met Bhatti amid a Congress disciplinary controversy involving remarks about A. Revanth Reddy.
- When
- Wednesday; the disciplinary committee submitted its report on Tuesday.
- Where
- Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Murali and Rajgopal Reddy said they discussed development works and pending bills, while the timing prompted speculation about efforts to address the disciplinary controversy.
Disciplinary Concerns and Political Speculation
Leaders’ Official Explanations
Purpose of the meeting
Disciplinary Concerns and Political Speculation
The timing of the meeting, after the disciplinary report, led to speculation that leaders were discussing how to help Konda Surekha manage the crisis.
Leaders’ Official Explanations
Murali and Rajgopal Reddy said they met Bhatti to discuss constituency development works, pending bills, and bill clearance.
Possible ministerial resignation
Disciplinary Concerns and Political Speculation
Reports and unnamed sources said Bhatti and Uttam Kumar Reddy may have advised Surekha to resign as minister to contain the controversy while remaining an MLA.
Leaders’ Official Explanations
The resignation claim was not officially confirmed by Bhatti, Uttam Kumar Reddy, Murali, or Rajgopal Reddy.
Responsibility for Susmitha’s remarks
Disciplinary Concerns and Political Speculation
The disciplinary committee recommended action against Surekha because she did not condemn her daughter’s remarks about Revanth Reddy.
Leaders’ Official Explanations
Murali said Susmitha had the right to express her personal views and that he and Surekha were not connected to those remarks.
- Meeting
- Konda Murali and Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy met Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka at Praja Bhavan.
- Disciplinary report
- The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee disciplinary committee submitted its report to TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday.
- Recommended action
- The committee recommended Konda Surekha’s removal from the Cabinet for failing to condemn remarks by her daughter, Konda Susmitha.
- Murali’s position
- Murali said Susmitha’s remarks were personal, denied involvement in the controversy, and affirmed his faith in Congress leadership.
- Stated meeting purpose
- Murali cited pending bill clearance, while Rajgopal Reddy cited bills for his Munugode constituency and development works.
- Unconfirmed claim
- Reports said Bhatti Vikramarka and N. Uttam Kumar Reddy may have suggested Surekha resign as minister while continuing as an MLA; no leader officially confirmed this.
- Related meeting
- N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and D. Sridhar Babu said they were at Praja Bhavan for a Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting chaired by Bhatti, although another report included Uttam in discussions with the leaders.
