TRS MLA T Harish Rao on Tuesday took the responsibility of distributing around 500 copies of a book written by senior journalist N Venugopal, in an attempt to spread facts about the Telangana movement.
The book, Vidveshame Dhyeyamga Visalandhra Maha Rabhasa, was released by Telangana Jouranlists Forum general secretary Ch Kranti Kiran at a function here on Tuesday. It seeks to counter the book released by Visalandhra Maha Sabha leader Parakala Prabhakar.
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao lauded the efforts of Venugopal for his research to bring out facts about the Telangana movement. Describing Venugopal as an intellectual like the late Prof Jaya Shankar, he said the book speaks facts based on research and with documentary evidence culled from various newspapers and books.
Harish Rao said he would take 500 copies and distribute them among TRS executive members, MLAs, MLCs and ministers of both Seemandhra and Telangana regions.
Every person participating in the Telangana movement should read the book in order to know several crucial points in the history of the movement, he said.
Harish Rao alleged that Kiran Reddy government is proposing to sell 202 acres near the Hi-tec City at Rs 12 crore per acre.
An estimated Rs 2,400 crore earned through the sale would be spent on acquiring 2,000 acres in the chief minister’s native Chittoor district to set up the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ). When Telangana lands are sold, people would be happy if the amount is spent on establishing a NIMZ in the Telangana region, he said.
On the propaganda spread by Parakala Prabhakar, Harish Rao alleged that Prabhakar has become a tool in the hands of Andhra capitalists.
Venugopal, introducing his book, said he penned it to spread facts and. He termed Parakala’s book as ‘childish’. Parakala, as a BJP spokesperson, supported the party’s “one vote, two states” slogan and is now contradicting himself, he pointed out.
Telangana History Society president Tadakamall Vivek, journalist Allam Narayana, TNGO leader Deviprasad and others spoke.
