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Telangana Congress gung-ho over Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into active politics

Update: 2019-01-24 05:30 IST

Hyderabad: Telangana Congress has celebrated appointment of Priyanka Gandhi as general secretary of All India Congress Committee on Wednesday. 

As soon as the announcement was made, several leaders expressed their happiness over the appointment of Priyanka as general secretary of AICC. They said the entry of Priyanka into active politics would herald a new era for the Congress party. 

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TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, leader of Congress Legislature Party Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, working president Ponnam Prabhakar, AICC secretary Madhu Yashki, AICC national spokesperson Dasoju Sravan, former MP V Hanumantha Rao, TPCC Election Commission Coordination Committee chairman Marri Shashidhar Reddy, TPCC vice- president Mallu Ravi, Congress floor leader in Council Shabbir Ali, TPCC treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy and others expressed their happiness over the appointment of Priyanka as AICC general secretary.

Shashidhar Reddy and Hanumantha Rao participated the celebrations, which included bursting of firecrackers and distribution of sweets at Gandhi Bhavan.  

They said the entry of Priayanka Gandhi into active politics was expected for long. They said that her entry into Congress activities would strengthen the party all over the country. 

Floor leader of Congress in Council Shabbir Ali said she was not a stranger to politics. She would take forward the values cherished by her father Rajiv Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi, besides her mother Sonia Gandhi. 

AICC national spokesperson Dasoju Sravan said the entry of Priyanka was good omen to the party. He said her appointment would have an impact on the national politics.

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