Senior Telangana Congress leader and former minister T Jeevan Reddy has resigned from the party, citing frustration with the state party leadership's encouragement of defectors and neglect of senior leaders.
In a strongly worded letter to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president, Jeevan Reddy said he was ending his 42-year-long association with the party "on a sour note" due to continued humiliation and disrespect within the party.
He alleged that the Telangana Congress leadership was acting contrary to the principles and decisions of Rahul Gandhi, especially on the issue of party defections.
Jeevan Reddy also questioned how the party could embrace those who had allegedly troubled Congress leaders and cadres for the past ten years, pointing out that the Congress government in Telangana was the result of the hard work and sacrifices of long-standing party workers and leaders.
He made an emotional appeal to his supporters, saying he had never sought power or office for its own sake, but only expected dignity and respect from the party he had served for over four decades.
