JC, Kondru trying to deflect attention, avers Sailajanath

Hyderabad: Minister for Primary Education S Sailajanath felt that the former Minister J C Diwakar Reddy and Minister for Health Kondru Murali were trying to divert the attention of the Seemandhra people by raising issues which were not practical and not acceptable to the people of those regions.

Turning down the proposal of Rayala Telangana, Sailajanath refused to react to the comment made by Diwakar Reddy, who on Wednesday, said that the minister was perhaps aiming for a bigger post and was hence opposing Rayala Telangana proposal. He further added that he considers Diwakar Reddy as his guru and if he feels that he was competent to become the chief minister, he would take it as a blessing from senior leader.

Sailajanath said some proposals like merging North Coastal part of the State with Telangana was made by Kondru Murali. He said if all were united and stand by one word, still there was scope to put pressure on the party leadership to take roll back their decision.