Hyderabad (PTI): In a setback to the Praja Rajyam Party Chief Chiranjeevi, his close aid and one of the party founders Putchalapalli Mitra on Saturday quit as the party general secretary.
Mr. Mitra, grandson of the legendary CPI(M) leader Putchalapalli Sundarayya, was one of the key persons behind the launch of Praja Rajyam Party in August last year.
Mr. Mitra met Mr. Chiranjeevi at the PRP office here and formally handed over his resignation letter, thereby bringing an end to months of speculation over his possible exit from the party.
"My role in the party has certainly diminished over the past few months and even in the future I will not be able to contribute much to the party. Hence, I have decided to quit PRP," Mr. Mitra told newsmen. "I will continue to be a well-wisher of the party, he added.
Mr. Mitra was one of the two official spokesmen of PRP since its inception. The other spokesman Parakala Prabhakar had deserted the party ahead of the recent elections to the State Assembly and Lok Sabha while Mr. Mitra continued to occupy the post on the request of Mr. Chiranjeevi.
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