Congress activists protest against Gali's remarks

Brandishing brooms and shouting slogans, Congress activists on Wednesday staged a protest in front of Telugu Desam Party leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu’s residence, demanding his immediate and unconditional apology for his comments against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AICC president Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Trying to outdo each other in their sloganeering, the Congress activists demanded that Mr Krishnama Naidu withdraw his highly objectionable and irresponsible remarks against the party hierarchy, immediately.

The activists said that the TDP leader has no moral right to comment on Dr Manmohan Singh and Ms Sonia Gandhi and pointed out that he had no stature before the Congress leadership.

They activists also pointed out that not a single person involved with Micro Finance institutions was close to AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and he was in no way connected to it.

Mr Muddu Krishnama Naidu had earlier alleged that no restrictions were being imposed on the interest collected by these companies due to the pressure brought by the AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

 The Congress activists warned that they would intensify their agitation if the TDP leaders did not withdraw his remarks against their leaders.