Azharuddin, 3 ex-MPs in Telangana Cong 2nd list

Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, late singer Gaddar’s daughter G V Vennela and ex-MPs Madhu Yashki Goud, Ponnam Prabhakar and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy were among the prominent names in the second list of 45 candidates announced by Congress for the November 30 Telangana assembly polls. Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, who quit BJP and re-joined Congress, has been fielded from Munugode which he had represented earlier. Azharuddin, who had represented Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha earlier, would try his luck in upscale Jubilee Hills constituency in Hyderabad. Former MPs Madhu Yaskhi Goud and Ponnam Prabhakar will be contesting from LB Nagar and Husnabad in Siddipet district, respectively, while Gaddar’s daughter Vennela would be making her electoral debut in Secunderabad Cantt (SC) constituency.