Mid 2011 Telangana protests
An eight-page suicide note says the young driver from greater Hyderabad region of Telangana was upset over the government not creating a new state for his homeland.
The speaker of the AP assembly on 23 July summarily rejected the resignations of all 101 MLAs citing that they were made in an emotionally surcharged atmosphere.
From April till June, the movement saw a lull,[1] with different parties citing various reasons to set fresh deadlines for renewal of the agitation.
[6] Fearing law & order problem due to violence similar to the Million March incident, State police refused to give permission to TRS to hold their formation day public meeting in Parade grounds in Hyderabad.
[9][10][11][12] The state government sanctioned Rs 75 lakh for repair and re-installation of statues on Tank Bund, demolished during the Million March incident.
[14] Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Pradesh Police, which monitors the Maoists, gathered "credible information" about the outlaws carrying their activities under the banner of the TJAC.
"When the agitation for a separate state began in late 2009, some Maoist elements joined ranks with the students of Osmania University and indulged in violence.
Now, they seem to have 'graduated' to a higher level and started working under the so-called political JAC, though the latter as such exists only on paper," a top-ranking police official remarked.
"[17] In a unique form of protest, people from all walks of life came together on Hyderabad's roads on 19 June on a call given by Telangana JAC for a cook-and-eat agitation to demand a separate state.
[30] Asaduddin Owaisi, president of MIM also met the Chief Minister to reiterate their stand that his party prefers a united state citing Muslim interest & safety.
[32] Zaheer Ali Khan, managing editor of Urdu paper, Siasat, says "The MIM disfavours Telangana, but the larger Muslim sentiment in the city is in favour of a separate state,".
An eight-page suicide note found says that the young driver from Greater Hyderabad region was upset over the government for not creating Telangana.
This request was denied by the officer who wrote a letter to Delhi police that Yadi Reddy's body should not be allowed in AP Bhavan and instead should be directly sent to the cremation ground after post-mortem.
[47] Protesting against the alleged "lack of respect" shown for "Telangana Martyr", TRS leaders including MLAs and former MPs got violent in the AP Bhavan in Delhi.
[60] In a protest seeking deletion of 14(f) section from presidential order, TRS youth wing leaders tore pages of the state song in government text books and made a bonfire of them.
[62][63] On 8 September 2011 a World record breaking number of Postcards were sent by the youth and students of Ramagundam – Godavarikhani Town Area to the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh demanding immediate formation of Telangana State with Hyderabad as its capital.
