Hyderabad: Unperturbed by the recent defection of his party’s MLAs into the TRS, TD supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that the TD was the only party in the country that can withstand any crisis and convert a crisis into success.
“I will not forego our party in TS at any cost. Our leader here need not worry about the party’s prospects. TD will stage a comeback in 2019 (elections),” Mr Naidu said.
In a related development, Mr Naidu wrote to the TS Assembly Speaker S. Madhusudana Chary intimating him that he has suspended Errabelli Dayakar Rao from the party owing to his anti-party activities, and appointed A. Revanth Reddy as the leader of TDLP in the House.
Earlier, he chaired an extended TS TD general body meeting in the backdrop of the TD legislators switching over to the TRS.
Addressing the meeting, Mr Naidu asked the party’s TS unit to chalk out a plan of action to strengthen the TD from grassroots.
“It (defections) is all common in politics. We were in Opposition for 10 years and returned to power in AP. Don't worry about the party prospects, nothing happens even if one or two MLAs leave. I will be with you, and available to you whenever you need,” Mr Naidu said.
