Bandaru Dattatreya may be in Himachal Pradesh, but he continues to make waves back in Telangana. His Alai Bhalai is a trademark programme that is known to bring political and social leaders of all hues and shades together. On Friday, he shared a throwback pic of himself and made news.
The photograph was of 1975 vintage! Dattatreya, then an RSS pracharak (fulltimer), worked as an underground worker against the draconian emergency of Indira Gandhi. He changed his attire and sported beard. He had also changed his identity. He was later arrested by the police after nine months in Bellampalli. He was jailed under MISA act. During his imprisonment, he elder brother passed away. Dattatreya was released on parole to attend the last rites.
Sharing a pic of those days, Dattanna said that he was sent back to jail soon after the last rites were over. Later, the police suggested to his mother that Dattanna would be released if only he gave an undertaking not to participate in political activities. Dattatreya’s mother refused to do that and said that her son did no wrong. She said he would continue his fight against tyranny. Dattatreya shared this detail while posting a pic of those days.
