KCR's fight for Telangana

Leaders supporting the Telangana state have warned that they will start an indefinite bandh on Tuesday if the Union government does not, by Monday, share a schedule for the formation of the new state.

The formal threat has been issued by the Telangana Joint Action Committee including Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, Congress ministers from Telangana regions, civil groups, and pro-Telangana student groups. Adding to the tension, 13 of the 33 ministers in the Andhra cabinet have resigned.(NDTV Photo)

Earlier this week, Home Minister P Chidambaram made it clear that the creation of a new state is on hold. Attributing the delay to the lack of political consensus in Andhra, the Minister said lengthy discussions are required.

The backlash to that was immediate and violent. K Chandrasekhar Rao called a 48-hour bandh in Telangana.(NDTV Photo)

During the bandh, trains were stopped, buses were set on fire, and at Osmania University, students destroyed public property and then attacked visiting politicians from Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP), hurling chappals at them.(NDTV Photo)

Among those attacked were 61 MLAs from Telangana who've resigned to protest against the Centre's go-slow policy, but students were upset that TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu has not publicly expressed his support for a new Telangana state.(NDTV Photo)

Actor-politician Chiranjeevi resigned from the Andhra Assembly, accepting moral responsibility for the revised stand of his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).(NDTV Photo)

In the first week of Dec 2009, the TRS president, K Chadrashekhar Rao (KCR) started a fast-unto-death demanding that the Congress Party introduce a Telangana bill in the Parliament. Student organizations, employee unions and various organizations joined the movement. Over 40 people committed suicide in support of Telangana state. Telangana strikes shut down Telangana on Dec 6th and 7th. Student organizations planned a massive rally at state legislature on Dec 10th.

Government warned that the rally did not have permission and deployed police troops though out Telangana. The apparent decline in KCR's health led to a sense of urgency to take a decision on the issue of Telangana statehood. (NDTV Photo)

When he began his hunger fast, K Chandrasekhar Rao said he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Gandhi and use non-violent protest to win statehood for Telangana. But that aspiration was completely defeated after violent protests erupted all over Andhra Pradesh. (NDTV Photo)

After being arrested, KCR was kept at Khammam Jail, where he refused to either end his fast or apply for bail. He was later rushed to a local government hospital.

When Rao was arrested, students began violent demonstrations at different locations included Kakatiya University in Warangal. (NDTV Photo)

Andhra Pradesh was on the boil as the fasting TRS leader K Chandrashekhar Rao's condition remained critical. Chandrashekhar Rao's was fasting over the demand for a separate Telangana state. Students of Osmania University, took over the leadership of the agitation for a separate state of Telangana, supported by teachers and clashed with the police when they were prevented from holding a rally in the University campus. (NDTV Photo)

KCR during his fast started showing signs of protein malnutrition in the form of decreased protein in the blood. He became weaker, his weight reduced further, leading to protein loss.

KCR refused IV fluids, antibiotic tests and also blood tests. Doctors said he had to resume oral fluids immediately failing which his condition would deteriorate further. (NDTV Photo)

TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao finally ended his intense 11-day fast after the government conceded to his demand of forming a separate state of Telangana. Home Minister P Chidambaram announced government's decision. (NDTV Photo)

Ever since the Centre announced the formation of a separate Telangana, Andhra has been witness to numerous protests, violence, hunger strikes, and oppositions on this issue.

Following this, demands for more new states to be formed have come up from many parts of the country and the final decision over the formation of Telangana state still remains unanswered. (NDTV Photo)