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Freedom fighter Ch Rajeswara Rao passes away
Veteran freedom fighter and former Communist leader Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao died here on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 93. He breathed his last at a private hospital in the early hours, family sources said.
Hyderabad: Veteran freedom fighter and former Communist leader Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao died here on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 93. He breathed his last at a private hospital in the early hours, family sources said.
He is survived by three daughters and a son. Last rites of veteran CPI leader will be performed with State honours on Tuesday.
Rao was a member of the undivided Andhra Pradesh for five times from Karimnagar district. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement and the armed struggle against Nizam of Hyderabad.
He had gone underground along with other leaders while fighting the Nizam's army. A former member of central council of the Communist Party of India, he was first elected to the Andhra Pradesh assembly in 1976 from Sircilla constituency. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 1978, 1985 and 1994.
After his long association with the Communist movement spanning over five decades, Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party in 1999 but lost the election from Sircilla. He, however, was elected on TDP ticket in the 2004 election.
When the movement for a separate Telangana state intensified, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi but later retired from active politics.
His son Chennamaneni Ramesh is a member of the Telangana assembly. Maharashtra governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao and economist Chennamaneni Hanumantha Rao are the brothers of Rajeswara Rao.
