Hyderabad, August 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed Naveen Pettem as the chairperson of the social media department of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), party general secretary K. C. Venugopal said on Thursday.
According to the AICC, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the appointments of the state chairperson, convenors, coordinators and co-coordinators of the TPCC social media department.
Pettem, who previously served as a coordinator in the department, is also a member of the Telangana State Transport Authority.
K. Ujwal Reddy and P. Vamshi Krishna have been appointed as convenors, while Ambala Sive Kumar, Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Veerapuram Ram Laxman, Geetha Ainala, MD Abid Ali and Susheel Kumar have been named coordinators.
M. Bhargav Naidu, S. N. Dinesh and Fareeduddin have been appointed as co-coordinators.
The AICC also approved the appointment of Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy as chairperson of the TPCC media and publicity department. Kiran Kumar Reddy is the Congress Lok Sabha member from Bhongir.
Following his appointment, Kiran Kumar Reddy thanked Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Venugopal and other senior Congress leaders for entrusting him with the responsibility.
He said he would work with the TPCC leadership to communicate the government’s work, fulfil the party’s commitments and strengthen the Congress’ voice across Telangana.
Meanwhile, Geetha Ainala, who was named among the social media department coordinators, declined to accept the appointment. Ainala, who is the state convenor of TPCC Media and Communications, thanked the party for the decision but said she would not accept the new position.
She also requested Pettem to remove her name from the list. The reason for her decision was not immediately known.
The appointment of Pettem has also drawn criticism from supporters of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
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