Longer wait for N Uttam Kumar Reddy to shave
Revanth had vowed to quit politics if he lost in polls.
Hyderabad: Will TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy shave his beard since the TRS has not been ousted from power or will Congress working president A. Revanth Reddy quit politics or will Congress leader Bandla Ganesh slit his throat? These are questions only the trio can answer. The candidates in the election fray had attempted to throw rash challenges and now that the results do not toe their line, will these politicos stick to their strange promises needs to be seen.
On the Sunday before counting, Mr Revanth Reddy referring to IT minister K.T. Rama Rao’s statement claiming to quit politics forever if he lost the election, said if not, then KTR should leave politics. Interestingly, the firebrand Congress leader lost from Kodangal to TRS candidate Patnam Narender Reddy.
Will Mr Uttam Kumar Reddy shave his long beard post-results, is left for him to answer. The TPCC president who always sported a clean-shaven look, thanks to the discipline instilled in him during his days in the Indian Air Force, took a vow in 2016 not to shave his beard till his party, the Congress, came to power in Telangana state.
Mr Ganesh, who recently joined the Congress to become an MLA and had his dreams of securing a ticket turned down, shocked the people when he challenged to slit his throat with a blade. The official spokesperson for TPCC, in an interview said, “Congress will come to power in TS and if it does not I will slit my throat with a blade.”
TRS contestant P. Ravi who turned infamous for washing the bottom of a baby during a campaign trail lost to his opponent in the Sathupally assembly segment. Another strange promise was made by TD state president L. Ramana who promised to convert the CM’s residence into a government hospital.