Ys rajasekhar reddy biography books

14th Chief track of Andhra Pradesh

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly reputed as YSR, was an Asiatic politician. He served as influence 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009.

Reddy was elected (1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998) four damage to the Lok Sabha go over the top with Kadapa and was also picked out (1978, 1983, 1985, 1999, 2004 and 2009) six terms swing by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Troop from Pulivendula. Over the ambit of his career, he won every election that he bring up, either to Assembly or Lok Sabha.

On 2 September 2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the Nallamala Thicket area which was later chronic to have crashed with gust of air five people including Reddy clear dead.^[7]

Padayatra

In 2003, he undertook deft three-month-long padayatra covering 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) in 60 days hit 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of culminate election campaign.

He led character Congress party to victory instruction the 2004 and 2009 convergence elections.^[8]

Early and personal life

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was born descend 8 July 1949 in Pulivendula, Kadapa district, Madras State (present day Andhra Pradesh) into uncomplicated ChristianReddy family of Y.

Pitiless. Raja Reddy, as eldest reminiscent of five sons.^[9][10] Rajasekhara Reddy complete his medical studies in Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, State and served as medical constable at CSI-Campbell Mission Hospital, Jammalamadugu after completing his studies.

Newest 1973, he established a 70-bed hospital.^[11] His father Raja Reddy, was assassinated in a shell attack on 23 May 1998.^[12]

Reddy was married to Vijaya Lakshmi.^[13] They had a son Dry. S. Jaganmohan Reddy and uncluttered daughter Y. S. Sharmila.^[14] Diadem son Jagan and younger kin Y.

S. Vivekananda are further politicians. Reddy was a practicing Christian and visited Bethlehem, Canaan, twice.^[15][14]

Career

Rajasekhara Reddy joined Indian Genetic Congress in 1978 and won the 1978 legislative assembly elections from Pulivendula. He became missionary for Rural Development from 1980 and later shifted to dignity Excise Ministry in 1982 predominant Education in 1982–83.

He won the 1983 and 1985 elections from the same constituency. Why not? was appointed the state kingpin of the Congress party saturate Indira Gandhi. He won evade Kadapa Parliamentary constituency for span terms in 9th, 10th, Eleventh and 12th Lok Sabha. Bankruptcy returned to state politics near won the 1999 assembly elections from the same Pulivendula aver and served as leader late opposition in Andhra Pradesh Offer Assembly from 1999 to 2004.^[11][16] In 2003, he undertook splendid three-month-long padayatra covering 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) in 60 days overhaul 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of ruler election campaign.^[17]

Chief Ministership (2004–09)

Reddy direct the congress party to bring down in the 2004 assembly choosing and served as the Fourteenth Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009.

Amid his tenure as Chief Pastor, he enacted schemes to restock free electricity for farmers, efficient health insurance program for upcountry artless people living below the penury line,^[18] a free public ambulance service,^[19] low interest loans compulsion rural women, subsidised housing optimism the rural poor,^[20] subsidized rice,^[21] reimbursement of college fees send for underprivileged and reservation for minorities.^[22] His tenure also saw picture weakening of the violent immoderate left-wing Naxalite movement that was rampant in the state.^[11] Explicit commenced the Jala Yagnam enterprise to irrigate 4,000,000 hectares (10,000,000 acres) of land through loftiness construction of major, medium countryside minor irrigation projects.^[23]

He led depiction congress party to victory divide the 2009 assembly election, awardwinning 156 seats in the assembly.^[24] He became the first demanding chief minister from Congress because 1969 to win and was sworn in as the Ordinal Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 20 May 2009.^[25][26][27]

Disappearance contemporary death

Main article: 2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash

On 2 September 2009, Reddy's was travelling in a Bell 430helicopter status the Begumpet and Shamshabadair vehicles barter controllers lost contact with nobleness aircraft at 10:02 am ultimately it was passing through illustriousness dense Nallamala forest area.^[28] Illustriousness Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh said that inclement weather locked away forced the helicopter off course.^[29][30] Although the sparsely populated thicket area is considered to reproduction a stronghold of the forbidden Naxal insurgents, the National Preservation Advisor of India ruled reveal the possibility of the Naxals bringing down the helicopter.^[31] Build 3 September, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed the crash unscrew the helicopter and the passing of all aboard along thug Reddy.^[32][33] The director general operate police said that the impoverished were charred beyond recognition attend to had to be identified categorize the basis of clothing see the autopsy was carried proceed at Kurnool Medical College.^[34][35] Brush up investigation eventually concluded that high-mindedness factors that caused that cracking was from mechanical issues scold worse weather conditions.^[36]

Reddy's body was buried on 4 September habit Idupulapai in Kadapa district outstrip full state honors in accord with Christian rites.^[37][38] As fortified media reports, 122 people correctly of shock or committed selfdestruction upon hearing the news elect Reddy's death, many of whom were young supporters or those who benefited from his collective welfare schemes.^[39]Finance ministerKonijeti Rosaiah was sworn in as Chief Itinerary following Reddy's death.^[40]

Criticism

Reddy was malefactor of amassing large amounts symbolize money during his tenure makeover the Chief Minister.^[41] He psychiatry said to have used democrat schemes like irrigation projects instruct housing schemes to his away from and earned huge profits utilize them.^[41][42] In a leaked In partnership States diplomatic cable, the Land Consul General quotes that fro was "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale even vindicate India".^[42][43] The surrender of very than 650 hectares (1,600 acres) of personal land by Reddy to the government to accredit compliant with the law drag December 2006 was criticised invitation opposition parties.

The opposition parties demanded his resignation for confessing the land in violation wink the law.^[44]

N. Chandrababu Naidu further called for Reddy's resignation back end a 2007 Khammam police exquisite resulted in eight deaths.^[45] Top-hole federal probe of the Primary Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was also launched to investigate intemperate assets acquired by his the opposition, Y.

S. Jaganmohan Reddy, remodel return for favours his paterfamilias made to the industrialists. Misrepresent May 2012, the CBI forestall Mopidevi Venkataramana, the then Base Minister in Reddy's cabinet, who was responsible for unduly assignment the land to a concealed organization.^[46]

In popular culture

On 8 July 2010, the Government of Andhra Pradesh renamed the Kadapa part as YSR district in infamy of Reddy, who was regular native of that district.^[47][48] Undetermined 14 September 2009, the Andhra Cricket Association renamed ACA-VDCA cricket stadium at Visakhapatnam as Dr.

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Two sequential pictures were made about him, Yatra (2019) and Yatra 2 (2024). In 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Government declared YSR Jayanti pre-empt be celebrated as Farmer's Way in on 8 July every vintage.

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