India, Aug. 21 -- The rift within the Telangana Congress intensified on Thursday as the party's disciplinary committee took action against several of its leaders over their "anti-party" and "anti-chief minister" remarks, people familiar with the matter said.

According to Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud, a show-cause notice was issued to state endowments minister Konda Surekha, holding her responsible for her daughter Konda Sushmita's disparaging remarks against the party and chief minister A Revanth Reddy.

On Wednesday, Sushmita's remarks made during her mother's birthday celebrations at Parkala in Warangal district, triggered an uproar in the state Congress unit. Sushmita claimed that the Konda fam...