Telangana: Siddipet collector quits amid political entry buzz

HYDERABAD: The collector of Siddipet district, P Venkatrama Reddy resigned from his post on Monday amid speculation that he would be a TRS candidate in the upcoming MLC elections. He had about one year left for retirement.
Talking to reporters soon after announcing his resignation, Venkatrama Reddy said he chose to quit so as to join the efforts of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for the rapid development of the state.
Venkatrama Reddy said he has seen KCR's vision and endeavour for Telangana's development from close quarters as district collector .
Reddy was in the news earlier when he touched the feet of KCR at an official event which drew criticism from opposition BJP and Congress. He had then said that he did so as the CM was like a ‘father figure’ to him.
He joined the government service as a Group-1 officer in 1996 and was conferred IAS in 2007. Reddy worked as collector of Siddipet, Sangareddy and Rajanna Sircilla districts.