Have the orders issued by the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) resulted in the rift between Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and Principal Secretary to Excise Department Syed Murthuza Ali Rizvi, who announced voluntary retirement three days back? This is being debated in hushed tones in the corridors of power.

It is learnt that the CMO remained silent on the Minister’s repeated instructions to call for fresh tenders for supply of high security holograms for liquor bottles and instructed the Excise Secretary to only adhere to the orders originating from the CM’s office. But Jupally reportedly wanted the Principal Secretary to carry out his orders only, not that of the CMO. Krishna Rao has repeatedly told the Excise official to stop the private agency that has been supplying holog

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