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Telangana Deputy CM urges former Congress leaders to return to party

Kochi, Sep 30 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Wednesday appealed to former Congress leaders who had left the party to return and help strengthen the country by advancing the party's ideology.
Addressing the India Today Conclave South 2026 here, Mallu said he would be “the happiest person” if former Congress leaders returned to the party and appealed to those who had left Congress, in Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere in the country, to rejoin the party.
“I have worked with Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy. I have not worked with Jagan Mohan Reddy. But definitely, as a Congressman, I would be the happiest person if all the old Congress leaders came back and joined the party. I appeal to all those who have left the party, not only in Andhra Pradesh but throughout the country, to please come and join the Congress,” he said.
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