Gidugu Rudra Raju is new APCC president

PNS|Vijayawada

The Congress party has appointed senior Congress leader Gidugu Rudra Raju as Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Mastan Vali, Janga Goutham, Padmasree Sunkara and P Rakesh Reddy as working presidents.

M M Pallam Raju was appointed as AICC Program Implementation Committee. Chairman while G. V. Harsha Kumar was appointed as campaign committee chairman and N Tulasi Redy is the Media & Social Media Committee.

Following leaders are the members of the Political Affairs Committee. Oommen Chandy, C D Meyyappan, Christopher Tilak, Gidugu Rudra Raju,K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, Raghu Veera Reddy, Dr. Sake Sailajanath, M. M. Pallam Raju, Chinta Mohan, T.Subbarami Reddy, J D Seelam, G.V. Harsha Kumar, K. Bapi Raju, N. Tulasi Reddy, K. Raju, Mastan Vali, Dr. Sirivella Prasad and Ms. Usha Naidu.

Following are the members in the Coordination Committee. Oommen Chandy, C D Meyyappan, Christopher Tilak,Gidugu Rudra Raju, Kiran Kumar Reddy, K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, Raghu Veera Reddy and Dr.Sake Sailajanath.

Meanwhile, Congress party senior leader and AICC member Kolanukonda Sivaji expressed displeasure at the new appointments stating that due importance was not given to the BC leaders. He felt that social justice was not followed while appointing the leaders to the APCC.

The BC leaders were not happy with the new appointments as they feel injustice was meted out to the BC leaders. However, Kolanukonda Sivaji welcomed the appointment of Gidugu Rudra Raju as APCC president and he thanked AICC president Mallikharjun Kharje. Sivaji promised to extend all needed help and cooperate with new APCC president Rudra Raju.