AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday announced his party’s support for the opposition’s vice-presidential candidate, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy.
In a post on X, Owaisi revealed that the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office reached out to him and sought AIMIM’s backing for Reddy’s candidature in the September 9 vice-presidential election. “@TelanganaCMO spoke to me today and requested that we support Justice Sudershan Reddy as Vice President. @aimim_national will extend its support to Justice Reddy, a fellow Hyderabadi and a respected jurist,” Owaisi said.
The Hyderabad MP also confirmed he spoke directly to Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge, and conveyed his good wishes.
The contest is now set between ruling NDA nominee C. P. Radhakrishnan and the joint opposition’s Justice Reddy in what is being described as a “south versus south” battle, with both candidates hailing from southern India.
