Konda Surekha confirms her exit from YSRCP

Confirming her exit from the YSR Congress party, former minister Konda Surekha slammed party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for going back on his words on the Telangana issue.

Talking to reporters here, Surekha informed that she wrote a four-page letter to Jagan Mohan Reddy asking him to clarify his stand on the statehood issue. She sought to know whether Jagan stands-by the decision taken during party's plenary meeting.

However, Surekha used strong words to slam Jagan. She said a person who robbed one lakh crore could go back on his word and take a U-turn on Telangana issue. Describing YSRCP as a private limited company, she said the party belongs to integrationists.

Accusing party's honorary president Vijayamma of insulting her, Surekha said that Jagan himself destroyed the party by running it from Chanchalguda Jail.

Surekha's letter and the press conference have confirmed that she would not sail with the YSRCP. However, by not announcing her resignation, she might be expecting the party to take action against her by way of suspension or expulsion.