AIMIM leader regrets supporting Congress in Zaheerabad municipal elections, slaps self with slipperAIMIM leader Irmiya staged a dramatic protest at the Zaheerabad Municipal Office by slapping himself with his chappal, alleging that municipal authorities failed to resolve basic civic issues in the 8th ward despite repeated representations to officials and elected representatives. By Telangana Today Published Date - 30 July 2026, 05:29 PMSangareddy: In a shocking incident, AIMIM leader Irmiya, husband of Zaheerabad municipality’s 8th ward councillor Sony, who regretted voting for the Congress in the Zaheerabad Municipal Council elections, slapped himself with his own chappal on the premises of the Municipal Office on Thursday. The AIMIM leader said the Congress Municipal Chairman Mohd Yunus and municipal officials had failed to address even the basic problems in the 8th ward. However, Irmiya said the municipal officials were not even responding when basic issues such as drinking water supply, streetlight installation and drain cleaning were brought to their notice. When he approached the officials seeking a drinking water connection in the 8th ward on Thursday, he said they could not even provide pipes and other materials.