Claim: Dorsami Naidu had a misunderstanding with Pramod Rae for asking him publicly to resign when he has already given him private assurance that he would do so.
Evidence: Announcing his resignation, Naidu expressed disappointment at how the party's general secretary, Pramod Rae, had gone public with calls for him to step down. The NFP was not a media-led party, he said, and he was "disappointed and hurt" that Rae had gone to the media despite a private assurance from Naidu that he would resign soon.