After police visited her residence over alleged extortion charges against former OSD N Sumanth, Minister Konda Surekha and her daughter Sushmitha hit back, accusing senior Congress leaders of targeting their family.

A political storm is brewing within the Telangana Congress as Endowments Minister Konda Surekha has come out strongly in defense of her former Officer on Special Duty (OSD), N Sumanth, after police descended on her residence on Wednesday night.

The controversy erupted following the termination of Sumanth’s contract on October 14 — two months before it was due to end — reportedly over allegations of extortion involving cement factories in the Nalgonda district. While the government did not officially cite a reason, the issue quickly escalated into a political flashpoint.

In visuals now circulating widely on social media, Surekha is seen confronting police officials and personally escorting Sumanth from the scene. The Minister later told reporters that Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy had lodged the complaint that led to Sumanth’s dismissal.

Her daughter, Konda Sushmitha, intensified the counterattack by accusing senior Congress figures — including Government Advisor Vem Narender Reddy, Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, and MLA Kadiyam Srihari — of orchestrating a smear campaign against their family. She claimed that Sumanth was being framed over internal political rivalries and demanded that call records related to the Deccan Cements case be made public.

Analysis: The fallout reveals deeper fault lines within the Telangana Congress, exposing the tensions between senior leaders and local power blocs ahead of crucial political developments. For the ruling party, managing such infighting could prove as challenging as countering the opposition’s narrative. For local voters, this controversy reinforces concerns over governance transparency and the growing overlap between administrative and personal loyalties in state politics.