Liberal Party's Top Spot Controversy: Gourisetty's Child Grooming Reference

0:00In the latest twists from Australian politics, Dinesh Gura said he just snagged the top spot on the Liberal Party's upper house ticket for Western. Metropolitan Region, beating out Moira Deeming in a pre-selection vote on Sunday for the November election. Gura said he pulled in about 39 votes to Deeming's 26 and Trung Loo's 3, locking in Loo for second place, though the state. Executive still needs to give it the green light. Now the heats on Gura said he, an Indian community leader, after word got out about a character reference he wrote last year for a guy facing child. Gruming charges, party insiders are piling on the pressure for him to step aside, saying that kind of baggage makes it tough to endorse him as number one. This drama is far from over, with the Liberals weighing their next move ahead of a crucial vote, keep watching how it shakes out. That's the story for today. Sydney News Today, Driven by AI