A warm hug from Sonia Gandhi and an invite to join the party and a positive assurance about her political future in Telangana Congress at the meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday has dismantled the existing hurdles and paved way for better future for Y.S. Sharmila, chief of the YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP).
The meeting that lasted for over 45 minutes veered around Telangana politics and the political future of Y.S. Sharmila but the Gandhis apparently asked her to wait for some time as the Telangana leadership had to be taken into confidence. They could not give total assurance on the constituency she was seeking.
Sources said Ms. Sharmila along with her husband Anil met Mr. Rahul Gandhi first and later they were joined by Ms. Sonia Gandhi. After enquiring about her well-being and the family Ms. Sonia Gandhi apparently asked if she could hug. Then they both had a warm embrace with Ms. Gandhi patting the back of Ms. Sharmila and appreciating her dynamism in politics like her father late Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy.
