Hyderabad, March 10 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister Y.S. Sharmila on Wednesday held a meeting with leaders from undivided Warangal district as part of consultations to launch her political party in Telangana.
Before the meeting, Sharmila paid floral tributes to portrait of Telangana ideologue Professor Jayashankar.
She said on the occasion that honouring the memory of the late leader is our responsibility.
Sharmila told the meeting that the land of Warangal gave birth to many leaders of Telangana movement. She pointed out that Jayashankar, Kaloji Narayan Rao and Dasaradhi all came from Warangal.
Describing Warangal as a historic place, she noted it is the cultural capital of Kakatiyas and birthplace of Rani Rudramma Devi.
Sharmila recalled that her late father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy had special bonding with Telangana. It was during YSR’s rule that 80 per cent of Sriram Sagar project was completed. She said had YSR been alive Warangal would have seen rapid progress
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