Hyderabad, June 21: Telangana ideologue Prof. K. Jayashankar had fought for separate State till his last breath and there was no let up in his indefatigable efforts, TRS supremo K. Chandrasekhara Rao has said.
Addressing the people in Telangana Bhavan on the occasion of the first death anniversary of Prof. K. Jayashankar, KCR said that Sir (Prof. Jayashankar) never compromised in his struggle for separate Telangana State till his last breath.
Recalling that late Professor was heart broken when Seemandhra officials teased him and sent him away saying that he was appointed during erstwhile Hyderabad government and that he cannot join service in Andhra Pradesh, KCR said this sordid incident sowed the seed for separate Telangana agitation and Sir never took rest in his fight for Telangana State till his last breath.
The TRS supremo said that when the Centre called them for talks in Delhi during the height of the agitation, Prof. Jayashankar vividly explained to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi about the inevitable need to de-merge Andhra Pradesh for formation of separate Telangana State. “We used to discuss our problems in the agitation with “Sir” and sought valuable suggestions from him. Sir used to tell us that we must achieve the goal at any cost. Sir used to tell us to explain the people about the agitation and the need for separate State,” KCR recalled.
KCR said that Prof. Jayashankar used to stress the need for separate State and the need to reconstruct the region in ruins. He also disclosed that Prof. Jayashankar had asked him to contest to the Lok Sabha from Mahbubnagar. Pointing out that the Seemandhra leaders were saying that Telangana State would be created, the TRS chief wondered why the former were scared of Telangana State. He also advised the Seemandhra leaders to refrain from talking cheaply about Telangana.
Apart from KCR, his son and Sircilla MLA K. Taraka Rama Rao, party politburo members and other Telangana leaders were present at the Prof. Jayashankar Memorial meeting. The TRS leaders offered floral tributes to late Telangana ideologue by garlanding his statue in Telangana Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, several leaders pledged to continue to work for separate Telangana and fulfill the dream of late Jayashankar. Popular advocate V. Prakash reminded that the TRS alone would fetch Telangana State from the Centre in spite of any number of political parties and organizations working for it.
On the occasion, the Students wing of TRS conducted a blood donation camp where several students donated blood. Telangana Bhavan was reverberated with “Salute to Prof. Jayashankar” slogans.
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