The Man of Mass

Name:	Y S Rajasekhara Reddy
Birth Date:	08 July 1949
Birthplace:	Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh
Occupation:	Chief Minister
Born In:	Andhra Pradesh

Dr.Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekara Reddy, popularly known as Y.S.R is the late present chief minister of state Andhra Pradesh. Dr.Y.S.Rajasekara Reddy hails from Pulivendula, a small town from cuddapah district of the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. His father was also a dynamic political personality, thus public service was engrained in their family. Inherent leadership qualities of Y.S.R is seen even in his student days when he was elected the president of the student union and the leader of House Surgeon's Association in S.V.Medical College, Tirupati. Dr.Reddy belongs to the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly from Pulivendula. He has been C.M of Andhra Pradesh since May.14, 2004 and also served as a leader of opposition party during the tenure at which Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister.

Y.S.R is a medical science graduate from the M.R.College of Gulbargaa. He did his house-surgency in sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Tirupathi. After his completion of MBBS Degree, he served as a medical officer. In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable hospital at pulivendula in the name of his father. A Doctor by profession, he made his debut in politics as a youth congress leader. Y.S.R had an active political career over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the cuddapah constituency 4 times. Reddy belongs to a protestant evangelical organization. As he belongs to Indian National Congress, whose chief is Sonia Gandhi, hindu organisations believe that he is trying to destroy the Hindu religion and other holy places in A.P. He was president of Andhra pradesh congress committee twice.

In 2003, he undertook a 3 month long paadayatra across several districts in Andhra Pradesh. He has strived hard for the enhancement of Bio-Technology and Information Technology in the state. As a man of the mass, he worked for rural upliftment. He took part in mass struggles regarding downtrodden issues in the state. Surprise visits to the villages for personal inspection of the conditions could be even attributed as a pass time of Y.S.R. His death had also occurred in one such visit. His major campaign slogan for the 2009 election was development and credibility. In the elections, Reddy's party secured the required majority in the assembly and also won 33 seats in parliament. Reddy was sworn in as chief minister for the term 2009- 2014 on May 20, 2009.

On Sep.2nd, 2009, A helicopter carrying Y.S.R went missing in Nallamala forest area. On the morning of 03rd Sep 2009, Media agencies reported that the helicopter had been found on the top of Rudrakonda hill, 40 Nautical miles from Kurnool. After the mishap taken place, 5 persons including Y.S.R were declared dead. The ceremony was held in Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur shastri stadium and attended by a crowd of around 20, 000 People. However, the state is going to miss the real man of mass.