BJP accepts Raja Singh's resignation, slams his allegations

New Delhi: The BJP has accepted the resignation of its firebrand Telangana MLA T Raja Singh, who had quit slamming the party's choice of state president, while rejecting his charges as irrelevant.

Upset over the likely appointment of Ramchander Rao as BJP’s Telangana president, Raja Singh had on June 30 written a letter to then-incumbent G Kishan Reddy, saying the decision has come as a shock and disappointment to lakhs of party members and that it should be considered his resignation letter.

In a letter to him, BJP general secretary Arun Singh told the MLA that his letter was brought to the notice of the party's national president J P Nadda.

He said, "The contents mentioned by you are irrelevant and do not match to the functioning, ideology and principles of the party." As per the direction of Nadda, Raja Singh's resignation has been accepted with immediate effect, Arun Singh added.