Telangana, Nov. 23 -- union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel occupies a place in the hearts of not just forty lakh but four crore people of Telangana, describing him as the foremost figure who shaped the destiny of this region.
He said there is no leader in history who served Telangana, the erstwhile Hyderabad State, and its people better than Patel.
Recalling the horrific massacres carried out by the Razakars across rural Telangana, the atrocities faced by thousands of Hindus, and the inhuman harassment of women, he said it was Patel who freed the region from that suffering.
Reddy noted that Sardar Patel was the leader who integrated Hyderabad State with India through Operation Polo, giving true freedom t...