Political Diary

Is the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) still facing some internal problems? The answer appears to be yes, going by the the statement made by TRS Mancherial MLA Arvind Reddy who has, once again, raised his voice against the party leadership.

Participating in the ``Hyderabad Liberation Day’’ discussion programme on a TV channel from Mancherial, Arvind Reddy said it was high time the TRS changed itself from a political party to an organisation that could launch people’s movements.

``The TRS, which once won 26 Assembly seats and 5 Lok Sabha seats previously, could manage only 10 seats in the recent elections and, if it did not mend its ways, would not even manage five,’’ he said.

Reddy said that for his part he would throw his weight behind efforts to change party policies. Dismissing allegations that he was planning to sail with the Congress, he said he was committed to the TRS.

Arvind Reddy’s comments on the party come at a time when the TRS leadership is happy that another TRS rebel leader and Medak MP Vijayashanti is involved in a scam. After the general elections, Arvind Reddy had met the then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, raising suspicions that he was gravitating towards the Congress camp.

Also, the TRS MLA had cancelled party president K Chandrasekahara Rao’s `Palle Bata’ programme in his constituency last month saying he was ``not well’’.