Major jolt to TDP as Tummala bids adieu
* Set to join the TRS soon
In a major jolt to the TDP in Telangana region, one of its stalwart leader, former minister and a key leader who influenced Khammam politics for well over 30 years, Tummala Nageswara Rao bid an adieu to the party.
Tummala's resignation will leave the TDP severely handicapped in Khammam, one of the very few districts where the TDP has some support base. Now it will be left with only Nama Nageswara Rao faction, which has been defeated fair and sqare in the recent elections.
Tummala Nageswara Rao, who was sore at his sidelining in the party, announced his resignation from the TDP and faxed his resignation letter to AP CM and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. Along with Tummala, his large number of supporters also sent resignation letters to Chandrababu.
Khammam ZP chairman Kavitha, DCCB chairman Muvva Vijayababu, district president Konda Bala and as many as 8 sarpanches followed the suit. Sources close to Tummala say that the TDP would be all but wiped out in five of the 10 assembly constituencies in the district.
Rumours of Tummala's switching loyalties were agog for quite sometime now. Although he first declared that he would take a final call after five days, he sent his resignation on Saturday itself. He became emotional while announcing his leaving. The faxed resignation letter had a single line tersely telling that he was leaving the party.
According to sources, they are all set to join TRS in the presence of party supremo K.Chandrasekhara Rao. Sources also say that an invitation by KCR himself has forced his hand.
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