Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here has objected to Congress MLC and ex-cricketer Mohd Azharuddin’s reported inclusion into the Telangana cabinet claiming it is appeasement of minorities before the upcoming November 11 Jubilee Hills by election.

Chairman of BJP’s state election affairs committee Marri Shashidhar Reddy and BJP MLA Payal Shanker wrote a letter to the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer stating that the decision to induct Azharuddin into the cabinet is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). “We have just noticed through TV and newspapers that there is a proposal to offer ministry to Mr Mohamed Azharuddin,” said their complaint.

It added that the reported proposal is being done to woo a “section of voters”, without naming Muslims, who are believed to be

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