Hyderabad, Sept. 3 -- Soon after East Warangal MLA and former endowments minister Konda Surekha alleged she was sacked because she is a Backwards Classes (BC) woman, the government has made three new appointments from her same community, and all are women.

Former GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi is now the new vice-chairperson of the Telangana Planning Board. Nerella Sharada has been appointed as Chairperson of the Telangana Commission for Women and G Sudha Rani will now head the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA).

All posts were previously held by the Reddy community.

After days of speculation, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy removed Konda Surekha from the Council of Ministers, following a disciplinary row over Surekha's daughter...