Malla Reddy meets KTR, clarifies loyalty to BRS amidst switch rumours
The BRS MLA clarified that he met Vem Narender Reddy on the issue relating to the demolition of buildings of colleges owned by his son-in-law and Malkajgiri MLA Marri Rajasekhar Reddy.
- Telangana
P Krishnamurthy- Updated On:9 March 2024 8:43 AM IST
HYDERABAD: BRS leader and former Minister Malla Reddy has denied rumours that he is looking to quit the party.
Malla Reddy met BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday to give clarification on his meeting with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s advisor Vem Narender Reddy a day before, sparking speculation that he and his son Bhadra Reddy would join the Congress.
Malla Reddy was accompanied by son Bhadra Reddy who clarified that he had no intention to contest for the Lok Sabha elections from Malkajgiri.
The BRS MLA clarified that he met Vem Narender Reddy on the issue relating to the demolition of buildings of colleges owned by his son-in-law and Malkajgiri MLA Marri Rajasekhar Reddy.
Last month, Malla Reddy had said that his son was ready to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Malkajgiri constituency. However, Bhadra Reddy conveyed to the party leadership that he had no plans to contest.
On Thursday, authorities demolished structures at two colleges run by Rajasekhar Reddy on outskirts of Hyderabad. The demolitions targeted allegedly illegal buildings on lakefront land at the Aeronautical College and MLRITM College in Dundigal.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Revanth Reddy defeated Rajasekhar Reddy to win the Malkajgiri seat. Malla Reddy, who runs educational institutions and hospitals, won the same seat in 2014 on a TDP ticket before joining the BRS.
