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Azharuddin has not yet 'officially' joined party: Cong

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Posted: Jan 23, 2009 at 1815 hrs IST

Hyderabad: Amid reports that former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin may contest the coming Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket, the party on Friday said the cricketer has not yet officially joined it but only expressed his desire to do so.

He has not yet officially joined the Congress, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President D Srinivas told reporters in Hyderabad.

Asked about Azharuddin's candidature, Srinivas said, the party will decide where he should contest (the elections) from, once he formally joins the party.

He said Azharuddin had only expressed his desire to join the party.

The former cricketer met Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, AICC General Secretary Veerappa Moily and PCC chief Srinivas at the Lake View Guest House in Hyderabad on Thursday amidst speculation that he was joining the Congress to contest the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat in the ensuing election.

Meanwhile, Srinivas has asked presidents of district and city Congress committees in the state to forward list of aspirants for the ensuing Assembly polls by February 15.

Lok Sabha and Assembly polls are due simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh.

One expects at least 3-4 aspirants from each Assembly segment. In some cases there could be more number of aspirants. The PCC Election Committee will scrutinise the list on February 25 and forward it to the AICC Election Committee on March 1, he added.

Saying they would indeed drop some sitting MLAs, the State Congress chief, however, declined to specify the number.

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does that gurantee he wins?
by madhurima on 2009-01-23 21:38:55.601643+05:30
I am no fan of Azhar. However, he is an Indian citizen and is above whatever minimum age is required to be in politics. SO let him contest elections. In a democracy, we have the right to reject him electorally anyways. Instead of always blaming our politicians, let us take some responsibility for voting out worthless people and recognise that the reason why current indian politics is full of criminals .. COS WE MAKE THEM WIN!!!! Maybe this is why the Congress wants Azhar.. Sonia G is no fool... she knows that he has a sure votebank.
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