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KCR resigns as party chief!

Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao resigned as Telangana Rashtra Samiti president here on Friday evening, saying he was hurt by the allegations made against him and his family by party rebels.

Party loyalists are trying to get him to withdraw his letter. Mr Rao had resigned in June 3 last year after a debacle in the byelections, but was persuaded by the party members to take back his resignation.

The party general secretary, Mr Madhusudhana Chary, announced the resignation at a hurriedly convened media conference at Telangana Bhavan on Friday evening. The general body will meet on Saturday to discuss the issue, he said.

Mr Chari and other loyalists like Mr Etala Rajender, Mr Nayani Narasimha Reddy, the ex-MLC, Mr Satyanarayana, and others have drummed up support for Mr Rao.

Asked if the resignation would be accepted, Mr Chari replied in the negative. “KCR has built the Telangana movement and victory and defeat in politics is normal. We don’t have to act on the demand of party rebels who enjoyed posts and quit after the party’s debacle,” Mr Chari said.