Gayatri Ravi to be Congress nominee from Khammam

Khammam: The businessman and the Gayatri Granites’ owner Vaddiraju Ravi Chandra, popularly known as Gayatri Ravi, is likely to contest on Congress ticket from Khammam constituency in the district.

The Congress sources revealed it would be Gayatri Ravi who is going to give tough fight from the party to the TRS candidate and former MLA Puvvada Ajay Kumar.

The news about Gayatri Ravi likely to contest from Khammam on Congress ticket has become a hot topic in all sections of society as he is well known personality in the district.

Meanwhile, many Congress leaders along with Granite Association members met him Gayatri at his residence and congratulated and extending their support to him.

Speaking to the Hans India, Gayatri Ravi said that he tried to contest from Congress ticket in 2014 from Khammam constituency but due to some reasons he was not able to get the ticket. 

He said that this time he is very much confident that he is going to will be fielded from Khammam as per the directions of the Congress leadership. He said he is very confident of winning the elections with the help of district Congress leaders and support of various people’s organisations.

Meanwhile, members of the various BC and minority organisations expressed their happiness and assured him that all the people belonging to SC, ST, BC and minorities will extend their support to him so that he can win with a big margin in the elections.

It is to be noted that many Congress leaders such as MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, former MP Renuka Chowdary, former Agriculture Market Committee Chairman Manukonda Radha Kishore and Minority Cell leader Chota Baba were also in the race for the Congress ticket to contest from Khammam constituency.