Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy addressed the Raavi Narayana Reddy National Award program at the Raavi Narayana Reddy Hall in Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Recalling the contributions of Communist veteran Raavi Narayana Reddy in the Telangana armed struggle, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that the Congress and the Communists were two sides of the same coin.
While the Communists waged struggles for the common man, the Congress governments gave legal sanctity to the results achieved thereafter, such as the distribution of land to the landless. “The Congress is on one side of the coin and the Communists on the other,” he said.
He was speaking after presenting the Raavi Narayana Reddy National Award to Justice (Retd) B. Sudarshan Reddy here on Monday. He recalled the contributions of Raavi Narayana Reddy, who played a key role in the peasant uprising despite being born in a well-to-do family. “He dedicated his 500 acres for the cause of the poor and waged a fierce struggle against the feudal system,” he said, adding that the legendary leader influenced scores of people, including the illiterate.
Raavi Narayana Reddy was elected to Parliament with a larger majority than former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru and the latter invited Raavi Narayana Reddy to inaugurate the Parliament building with due respect for the public mandate.
Stating that Raavi Narayana Reddy stood as an inspiration to the people by voluntarily retiring after attaining 60 years of age, the Chief Minister said that people were not ready to leave their posts even after being defeated in the violence. While leaders like Raavi Narayana Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao inspired people in the past, senior leader S. Jaipal Reddy and Justice Sudarshan Reddy, who contested the Vice-Presidential election against the BJP’s moves towards “One Nation, One Party”, were the inspiration of the present generation.
The chief minister also criticized the BJP-led central government for introducing a special intensive revision of electoral rolls and alleged that the SIR was brought in to deny the right to vote guaranteed by the Constitution. He urged the Left parties to create awareness among the people about the “attack on the Constitution” that the BJP was indulging in. Left parties should take the initiative and educate people at the grassroots level against the conspiratorial politics of the central government.
Responding to the organizers’ appeal, the Chief Minister said that his government is determined to give due recognition to Raavi Narayan Reddy and will take a decision in this regard after consulting the stakeholders.
Published – 02 Feb 2026 21:08 IST