Jagan's resignation won't affect Andhra Pradesh govt: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday refused to attach any significance to Jaganmohan Reddy's resignation from the party, saying it will not affect the stability of Kiran Reddy's government in Andhra Pradesh as the "party is greater than any individual."

"The history of Congress has shown it umpteen times that the party is bigger than any individual. The present and future will once again prove it true...History of the party has been testimony to the fact that individuals, who have left the party, have ultimately realized that the party is bigger than them," party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters. 

Full text of Jagan's resignation letter

He was replying to queries on how the party views Jaganmohan's resignation and what will be its impact on Congress fortunes in Andhra Pradesh.

"None at all" was the confident response of Tewari when asked whether Jagan's exit could pose a threat to the Congress government in the state.

Party general secretary and media department chief Janardan Dwivedi echoed similar views. "I would like to say emphatically that Congress is greater than individuals," he said but refused to pass any comment specifically on the resignation. "It's their decision. The party has nothing to say", he said.

At the AICC briefing, Tewari termed as "feverish" the allegations made by Jagan that the party leadership had "insulted and humiliated" his family.

"It is not appropriate to react to feverish imaginations. Feverish imaginations do not warrant a response," he said in reply to a volley of questions on Jaganmohan's allegations.

Though maintaining that he would not go into the specific charges made by anyone, Tewari said, "Congress has always been sensitive to its leaders and workers".

Tewari ducked a query on whether Congress is roping in film star-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi led Praja Rajyam party.

"I told you that there is no threat to the government," he said in response to repeated questions on the issue.

The party's response came after Jaganmohan Reddy, the Kadapa MP and son of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy resigned from both his Lok Sabha seat and the Congress alleging that the party insulted him and tried to drive a wedge in his family.