Hyderabad, Dec. 7 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao has urged party leaders and cadres to observe December 9 as 'Vijay Diwas', marking what he described as a defining milestone in the struggle for Telangana statehood.
Addressing MLAs, MLCs, district presidents and senior leaders during a teleconference on Sunday, he said the day symbolises the moment when the six-decade aspiration for a separate state took a decisive turn.
KTR recalled that December 9 was the day when K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), after an 11-day hunger strike that captured the attention of the entire nation, announced the beginning of the Telangana state formation process.
He said the fast undertaken by KCR forced the Centre to initiate steps to...