Kiran Kumar Reddy is a political orphan: Shankar Rao

Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Tuesday alleged that former Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy was moving around like a political orphan.

Speaking to media persons here, Shankar Rao condemned Kiran Kumar Reddy for stating that Congress party committed suicide in Seemandhra region by dividing Andhra Pradesh. He said the decision of Congress party would be welcomed by the people of Seemandhra in near future and it would be KKR who would regret speaking against the party. He said few legislators and MPs were around KKR when he planned to launch a new party. However, now almost everyone has abandoned him making him a political orphan.

Shankar Rao said that the new government of Telangana would order a probe into the irregularities committed by Kiran Kumar Reddy at the fag end of his tenure.

The former minister also advised cine star Pawan Kalyan to restrain from making any comments against AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi.