State minister's brother joins TDP

Hyderabad : In a surprise move, State Minorities' Welfare Minister Syed Ahmadulla's brother, on Tuesday, joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of party president N Chandrababu Naidu at the latter's residence.

The Minister's brother, Inayatullah, who is also the son of former PCC president Rahmatullah, inclined towards joining the TDP and held discussions with Naidu for over 15 minutes. After that, he joined the party in the presence of Rajya Sabha member C M Ramesh.

Earlier, TRS State secretary Lakshman Reddy and former TDP leader Chada Suresh Reddy, who quit the TRS recently, also met Naidu. The two leaders from Warangal district are also planning to join the TDP and fight the 2014 election on TDP ticket.