Will Revanth Reddy end speculation over Nirmala’s renomination as TGIIC chairperson?

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s August 15 visit to Sangareddy has raised speculation over the renomination of T Nirmala, wife of TPCC Working President T Jagga Reddy, as TGIIC chairperson after her two-year tenure ended on July 11.

Sangareddy: Will Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy put an end to speculations surrounding the renomination of T Nirmala, wife of TPCC Working President T Jagga Reddy, as TGIIC chairperson during his visit to Sangareddy on August 15?

It was the single point of discussion among Congress leaders and cadres who were making arrangements for the Chief Minister’s programme. Revanth Reddy will launch new laminated, debit-card-sized smart Public Distribution System (PDS) ration cards by distributing them to a few selected beneficiaries during a public meeting on Saturday evening.

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After Jagga Reddy lost the Assembly election in 2023 to BRS candidate Chintha Prabhakar, the Congress leadership offered the Telangana Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) chairperson post to Nirmala. However, the two-year tenure of the post ended on July 11. Since the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was underway in the State, the Congress Party asked all the leaders to focus on the SIR and stay back at their constituency headquarters until the process was completed, to ensure all voters were enrolled.

Even after the SIR deadline ended on August 10, neither the AICC nor CM Revanth made any statement on the renomination of chairperson posts. However, Jagga Reddy was putting in all-out efforts to get Revanth to announce the renomination of his wife during the Sangareddy public meeting.

The loyalists of Jagga Reddy were also worried whether Nirmala would get the same TGIIC chairperson post again. Since Jagga Reddy was seen as a supporter of Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, political leaders observed that Revanth Reddy may think twice before giving the lucrative post to Nirmala again. The people of Telangana will find an answer to all these speculations on August 15 evening. As Jagga Reddy and his wife hold no protocol posts, they will not find a place on the dais during Revanth’s public meeting.