Telangana Congress leaders in PCC race pull

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
possibly lead the floundering party in the state against a resurgent BJP and strong TRS.There is talk in party circles that some TPCC chief
hopefuls are using senior leaders as their mouthpiece to bash their rivals in the murky race
Revanth Reddy, CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Manthani MLA D
Sridhar Babu are in the race to replace N
Uttam Kumar Reddy.Manickam Tagore, the Telangana state incharge, recently spoke to senior leaders and submitted his report to the high
command
Venkat Reddy and Sangareddy MLA T
Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy staked claim during the talks
The other leaders, including Revanth Reddy and Mallu Bhatti, did not spell out their stand.After Tagore submitted his report to the high
command, there was speculation that Revanth Reddy, the Malkajgiri MP and TPCC working president, was the frontrunner
Some senior leaders including Venkat Reddy rushed to Delhi and lobbied for the chair
Hanumanth Rao rolled out their games in the media
Jagga Reddy, a proxy for a senior leader, opposed Revanth Reddy as TPCC chief.Hanumanth Rao threatened to quit the party if the high command
chose a leader who is facing several cases, without taking the name of Revanth Reddy
Speaking to select mediapersons, he said he would not accept a leader with RSS links
community was lobbying for the post and asked if the Congress looked to the backward class communities, who constitute 54 per cent of the
population, only for their votes
Manickam Tagore was biased in giving his report to the high command.