December 9th has a great significance in the making of Telangana state, the 29th state in the country which was carved out of the combined Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014. This paved the way for the emergence of two Telugu-speaking states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
December 9th is the day when the process to divide a state from the combined Andhra Pradesh on the grounds of the culture of the state was started. The Grand old Congress party which was in power in the Centre announced that they are looking into the demand. Cut to five years later, Telangana state was formed to fulfill the long demand of the Telangana people.
Exactly on this day, 12 years ago, KCR had called off his Deeksha that was started to have a special state. On this special occasion, Telangana Rashtra Samithi Working President and IT Minister KTR had walked down the memory lane and remembered the protest called by his father.
Taking to Twitter, KTR had recalled how his father KCR stood strong and how the protest went like either Telangana should cme or KCR would die. Today marks 12 years for the Deeksha of KCR, Jai KCR. Jai Telangana, he said.
Sharing the special feature on the events that played a key role in the formation of Telangana state by popular Telugu journalist Allam Narayana on his Twitter handle, IT Minister Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao aka KTR thanked the journalist for bringing back the Telangana movement memories.
Back on the 29th of November in 2009, KCR sat for a hunger strike, due to which his health deteriorated, and was shifted to a hospital facility. Seeing his health condition, those who were fighting for the demand to have Telangana state have intensified their protests which had caught the attention of the state and central government.
The Congress which was in power in the Centre and he combined Andhra Pradesh during that time had paved the way for the formation of the state. In the general elections held after the state bifurcation, TRS rose to power and KCR became the Chief Minister. For the two consecutive terms, TRS rose to power.
