Former Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin was on Friday appointed as the working president of the party in Telangana ahead of Assembly elections on December 7.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi also cleared some fresh appointments in the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), approving the names of two vice-presidents — BM Vinod Kumar and Jaffer Javed, eight new general secretaries and four secretaries in the State unit.
“Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved the appointment of Mohammed Azharuddin, ex-MP, as working president of the TPCC,” a statement from AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot said.