TRS legislators want memorial for Solipeta

Hyderabad: TRS MLAs sought a memorial constructed in honour of Dubbaka MLA Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy. Participating in a discussion to pay tributes to Ramalinga Reddy, MLA Gongidi Sunitha said the government should build a memorial for Reddy who was revered by poor people in his constituency.
Rasamayi Balakishan said Reddy fought for aspirations of people for a separate Telangana.“He was the first journalist who was booked under a TADA case. He was very active in pro-Telangana movement,” he said.
IT minister KT Rama Rao said Reddy was a journalist who later became a politician to serve the poor. Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said it was he who had introduced Reddy to politics as the latter was very passionate about the statehood for Telangana.
Participating in a discussion to pay tributes to Ramalinga Reddy, MLA Gongidi Sunitha said government should build a memorial for Reddy who was revered by poor