Hyderabad, June 13 -- A strong appeal has been made to the Telangana government to provide cabinet representation for the Golla and Kuruma communities.

Aleru MLA and Government Whip Beerla Ilaiah, leading the demand, emphasised the need for fair political inclusion of these communities, which together constitute nearly 2.8 million people in the state.

On Thursday, under Ayilayya's leadership, Congress leaders from the Golla and Kuruma communities-including Charan Kaushik Yadav, Lokesh Yadav, Gauri Satish, Venugopal Yadav, Shivakumar, and Gajji Bhaskar-met Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud at Gandhi Bhavan and deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka at Praja Bhavan.

They submitted a memorandum urgin...