Rahul Gandhi to hold meet in Tirupati today

Congress national president Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting in Tirupati on Friday as part of AP Congress’ bus yatra demanding special category status (SCS) to the state.

Choosing Tirupati for Rahul Gandhi’s meeting is seen as a political strategy as the venue will Gandhi a chance to attack PM Modi for allegedly going back on the promise of SCS proclaimed in the holy town.

Last year, Chandrababu Naidu too had held a meeting in



Tirupati and played video clips of Modi’s speech in 2014 during the election campaign, attacking Modi for not keeping the promise after becoming PM.

Now, a year later, Gandhi will probably take the same route. The Cong president promised SCS to AP and pledged to put his signature first on granting of SCS to the State if he is voted to power.