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DR. YEDUGURI SANDINTI RAJASEKHARA
REDDY, popularly known as Y.S, is the most promising among
his generation of politicians. He is known for his forth -
right speech and frank approach
Dr. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy hails from Pulivendula, a small
town from Cuddapah district of the backward Rayala Seema
region.
He comes from a family, which stood for the cause of the
downtrodden masses for generations daring the wrath of
feudal lords of Cuddapah district. His father Late
Y.S.RAJAREDDY was known for his dare-devilish temperament
and mercurial dynamism as a leader of the forlorn masses.
YSR inherited these qualities from his father to emerge as a
darling of the deprived in AP.
Second son of Sri Raja Reddy, YSR was born on Eighth of July
1949 - was a natural heir to his father’s legacy. His father
had always been a source of inspiration for YSR since his
childhood. It was none other than Sri Raja Reddy who led YSR
into active politics. If YSR had any role model in his
earlier days it was his father. His brutal murder in 1998
inflicted a deep injury and left a dark scar on YSR’s heart.
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YSR is graduated in medical
science from M.R.COLLEGE OF GULBARGA He did his House-Surgeoncy
in SV Medical college, Tirupathy. After completing MBBS he
served as Medical Officer at CSI Campbell Hospital,
Jammalamadugu or a brief period. In 1973 he established a 70-bed
charitable hospital at Pulivendula in the name of Sri Y. S. Raja
Reddy. The hospital continues to serve the poor till today. His
family established a Polytechnic and a degree college in
Pulivendula, which were later handed over to the well-known
Loyola institutions. Besides these, YSR's family established
many more educational and training centers in and around
Pulivendula. Raveendranatha Elementary and High School must be
mentioned first. And YS family also established a Junior college
for girls in memory of Sri Venkata Reddy, grand father of
YSR.Y.S. Raja Reddy ITI in Pulivendula and Y.S. Raja Reddy
junior college in Simhadri Puram were also established
subsequently
Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, a medical doctor by profession,
entered politics as a Congress Youth Leader. Interestingly, he
and his arch rival TDP President and Caretaker Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu made their debut in the
Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly as young legislators
of the Congress party in the same year 1978. They both became
ministers in Sri. T Anjaiah’s cabinet.He is Known as the
Cuddapah Tiger of Andhra Pradesh.
Dr.YSR is into active politics since a quarter of a century and
has been representing his party on different fora. He was
elected to Loksabha from Cuddapah constituency for four times
and got elected to A.P. Assembly for four times from Pulivendula
constituency.Dr. Rajasekhar Reddy was the APCC President twice.
He remains one of those very few politicians around who never
lost an election.
YSR, a disciplinarian to the core, gets up in the early hours
and prepares himself for the grueling long day stretching for
16-17 hours. A health and hygiene conscious person he is, YSR is
very particular about physical culture, yoga and meditation. A
weightlifter in his student days, his strong conviction is “ A
sound soul in a sound body ”. YSR keeps on to his appointments
on the dot while he never spared any one for complacence in this
regard. Not many people know that YSR is keenly interested in
reading fiction in English. His favourite author is Mario Puzo,
the creator of epoch making novel “ God Father”. He has a
particular liking for light-reading material.
YSR got married to Smt.Vijayalakshmi in1971 and is blessed with
a son and a daughter. A proud grand-dad he is, YSR enjoys the
company of his grand children to the brim – needless to mention
here that he rarely finds any time to spare for his family
members. His busy schedule hardly allows him to steal a few
moments for his family. YSR’s son emerged a successful
entrepreneur to the utmost pleasure of his father. Son Jagan
Mohana Reddy, daughter-in-law Bharathi, their children, daughter
Sharmila, son-in-law Anil Kumar and their children enjoy a very
special place in YSR’s world. |
