Hyderabad, Sept. 14 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) has appealed to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to officially recognise September 17 as Telangana Liberation Day, instead of observing it as People's Administration Day.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, party legislator Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao recalled that although India attained independence on August 15, 1947, Hyderabad State-comprising a major part of present-day Telangana-remained under the Nizam's rule until September 17, 1948.
He pointed out that the historic people's armed struggle, led by Communist leaders Ravi Narayana Reddy, Makhdoom Mohiuddin, and Baddam Yella Reddy, along with the Hyderabad State Congress, paved the way for the merger of Hyderabad State with...