Hyderabad, April 12 -- Amid speculations of rifts between Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay met the former in Hyderabad on Saturday, April 12.

For the past few months, Raja Singh has been openly critical of the state leadership and has distanced himself from party events. He also publicly opposed the party's decision to nominate Goutham Rao as the MLC candidate for the Hyderabad local bodies constituency.

The Union minister met Raja Singh at the Hanuman temple at Akashpuri. Later, while addressing the media, he said, "Raja Singh is a hardcore Hindu and raises his voice against atrocities on the Hindu community. All issues, if any, would be sorted out short...