Bhagat Singh of Telangana remembered in Karimnagar

Karimnagar: Unforgettable hero of Telangana’s armed struggle, Anabheri Prabhakar Rao, was remembered by various sections of the district on Wednesday. Seen as Telangana’s Bhagat Singh, Prabhakar Rao succumbed to bullets fired at him by the Nizam’s army on March 14, 1948.

Born in Deshmukh family, Prabhakar Rao was attracted to communism and fought for the poor. He studied revolutionary movements as a teenager and garnered support while demanded equal rights for Telugu-speaking people under the Nizam .

His legacy prompted the youth in Telangana to begin a fight for Telangana’s independence and also led to the rise of socialism in Hyderabad State.

Prabhakar Rao was born on August 15, 1910 in Polampalli of Thimmapur mandal.

Communist Party of India, district secretary Rajgopal Reddy and others paid tributes to the statues of Prabhakar Rao at market area here and at martyrs memorial statue in Muhammadpura.