[2] He also took charge of portfolios including Prisons, Fire Services, Sainik Welfare, Labour and Employment.
He mainly took active role in 1969 Telangana Agitation and started his political career from Janata Party.
[citation needed] He joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi after K. Chandrashekhar Rao launched the party in 2001 and has been one of the key leaders in the movement.
He became the first Home Minister in the newly formed state of Telangana in K. Chandrashekhar Rao's cabinet.
On 9 October, he tested negative, but his condition continued to deteriorate owing to lung infection and post-COVID complications, according to a statement from Apollo Hospitals.