The Telugu Desam Party late Wednesday suspended MLA and rebel leader Nagam Janardhana Reddy from the party.
The TDP politburo, in an emergency meeting at the residence of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, decided to suspend Nagam for indulging in anti-party activities.
Incidentally, Nagam was also a member of the TDP politburo and had been a member of the party for 29 years.
"The politburo unanimously decided to suspend Nagam from TDP for acting against the party's interests and making disparaging remarks against Chandrababu and other leaders," politburo member P Chandrasekhar told newsmen at the end of the meeting.
Of late, Nagam had been speaking against the party and its leadership, particularly on the Telangana statehood issue.
He recently organised a rally in support of Telangana in his Nagarkurnool constituency without using the party banner.
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