Asaduddin Owaisi
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Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has announced his party's support for the opposition's vice-presidential candidate, B Sudershan Reddy.
In a post on X, Owaisi has said the "Telangana CMO" spoke to him and requested him to support Reddy's candidature in the September 9 vice-presidential poll.
"@TelanganaCMO spoke to me today and requested that we support Justice Sudershan Reddy as Vice President. @aimim_national will extend its support to Justice Reddy, a fellow Hyderabadi and a respected jurist," he said on Saturday.
The Hyderabad MP said he spoke to Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge, and conveyed good wishes to him.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is represented in the Lok Sabha by Owaisi.