TPCC chief backs party leaders over allegations against Harish Rao
TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud has publicly supported Congress leaders who accused BRS leader Harish Rao of suspicious activities during his travels. Goud dismissed the legal notices served by Rao as intimidation tactics and demanded further transparency regarding Rao's visits to various states.
Why it matters
This highlights the escalating political rivalry and use of legal threats as a tool for political discourse in Telangana state politics.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday backed Congress leaders Addanki Dayakar (MLC) and Sama Ram Mohan Reddy in their allegations against BRS Legislature Party (BRSLP) deputy leader T. Harish Rao. He repeated the allegations they had levelled earlier, even though Mr. Rao had served legal notices on them regarding the claims and demanded him to explain the purpose of his visits to various places in Tamil Nadu.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr. Goud claimed there was “evidence” that Mr. Harish Rao visited Tiruchirappalli on March 2 and Shivamogga on June 1. He demanded that the BRS MLA disclose the purpose of those visits and explain his alleged activities at Yadagirigutta.
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