Propaganda on YSR’s pro-Telangana politics wiped off

It is well known that the demand for separate Telangana was absolutely evaporated over Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s six years as the Chief Minister, because of the comprehensive development in his tenure. But, after his sudden and tragic demise, a section of his rivals was slinging mud on the departed leader that he prompted a delegation of MLAs to revoke Telangana issue, which was put in backburner. Wiping away the propaganda on YSR, senior Congress leader G Chinna Reddy, who headed the delegation of MLAs to Delhi, made it clear that YSR had nothing to do with the delegation’s demand for separate Telangana.

It may be recalled that, a section of detractors of YSR doctored a report to tarnish his image. According to it, YSR sent a delegation, headed by G Chinna Reddy, of 41 MLAs from Telangana region to Delhi to urge Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take a decision in favour of Telangana. But, participating in a discussion in a news channel, Chinna Reddy clarified that giving letter to Sonia Gandhi in support of Telangana was merely their opinion and YSR was not a party to it.
“We told him (YSR) that we will give a memorandum to Sonia Gandhi on the problems of Telangana. But, in a situational development we mentioned about separate Telangana state in Delhi. YSR was not aware of it. He was never a Telangana supporter," Chinna Reddy said during the panel discussion in the news channel.

- Siva@Sakshipost