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and mobilisation of criminal gangs. To meet this challenge it is necessary to reconstruct and revive the Telangana personality – a fighting, incorruptible, largehearted personality based on unique culture and a common past. No bullet will then be able to silence Telangana. A word about political parties. Almost all political parties had and some even today have their mass base mainly in Telangana, yet they are either hostile to Telangana or unconcerned about the plight of Telangana. Is it only a structural problem that the leadership is from the Andhra area and followers from Telangana? And hence the hostility? The utter lack of selfrespect of Telangana leaders of various political parties except socialists could also be a reason. Some peculiarities of violence and counter-violence in Telangana may here be noted. Almost all the founders of the Naxalite parties of Telangana were from the Andhra region – Kondapally Sitaramaiah, Chandra Pulla Reddy, Payala Vasudev Rao, T Nagi Reddy. Yet they were not touched by the government. Some others were even granted huge sums for
rehabilitation! But most Telangana leaders of the Naxalite movement in Telangana have been killed in cold blood in fake encounters. A few who are left are being pursued relentelessly. What does it mean? Telangana is now caught in a spider’s web, leaderless and forlorn and abandoned by political parties, administration and the judiciary. Those who raise their voices are being killed or threatened with death. But even in death they do not find peace. They are defamed sometimes before but certainly after they are murdered. Veeranna, founder of Telangana Mahasabha, was accused of collecting funds after he joined the Telangana movement. If the punishment for collecting funds for political purposes is torture and death then what will happen to almost all political leaders of India? Adi Reddy was killed because he supported the Telangana movement and was a leader of the PWG. If those
and mobilisation of criminal gangs. To meet this challenge it is necessary to reconstruct and revive the Telangana personality – a fighting, incorruptible, largehearted personality based on unique culture and a common past. No bullet will then be able to silence Telangana. A word about political parties. Almost all political parties had and some even today have their mass base mainly in Telangana, yet they are either hostile to Telangana or unconcerned about the plight of Telangana. Is it only a structural problem that the leadership is from the Andhra area and followers from Telangana? And hence the hostility? The utter lack of selfrespect of Telangana leaders of various political parties except socialists could also be a reason. Some peculiarities of violence and counter-violence in Telangana may here be noted. Almost all the founders of the Naxalite parties of Telangana were from the Andhra region – Kondapally Sitaramaiah, Chandra Pulla Reddy, Payala Vasudev Rao, T Nagi Reddy. Yet they were not touched by the government. Some others were even granted huge sums for
rehabilitation! But most Telangana leaders of the Naxalite movement in Telangana have been killed in cold blood in fake encounters. A few who are left are being pursued relentelessly. What does it mean? Telangana is now caught in a spider’s web, leaderless and forlorn and abandoned by political parties, administration and the judiciary. Those who raise their voices are being killed or threatened with death. But even in death they do not find peace. They are defamed sometimes before but certainly after they are murdered. Veeranna, founder of Telangana Mahasabha, was accused of collecting funds after he joined the Telangana movement. If the punishment for collecting funds for political purposes is torture and death then what will happen to almost all political leaders of India? Adi Reddy was killed because he supported the Telangana movement and was a leader of the PWG. If those