Prof. Jayashankar’s ideals continue to guide Telangana, says Chief Minister
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and other political leaders paid tribute to Prof. K. Jayashankar on his birth anniversary. The professor is remembered as a key ideologue and visionary behind the movement for a separate Telangana state.
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It reflects the ongoing political significance of regional identity and historical figures in Indian state politics.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday paid floral tributes to Prof. K. Jayashankar on the occasion of his birth anniversary, describing him as the principal ideologue of the Telangana movement and a visionary who dedicated his life to the cause of a separate State.
Paying homage to the late professor’s portrait at his residence in Jubilee Hills, Mr. Reddy said Prof. Jayashankar’s role in shaping the Telangana movement was invaluable. He hailed him as a great personality who worked tirelessly throughout his life for the achievement of Telangana and said the State government remained committed to fulfilling the aspirations he had envisioned for people.
The birth anniversary of Prof. Jayashankar was also observed at BRS State headquarters Telangana Bhavan, where leaders and party workers paid tributes by garlanding his statue.
Addressing the gathering, party working president K.T. Rama Rao recalled his long association with Prof. Jayashankar.
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