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Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
ConstituencyPulivendula
Personal details
Born (1949-07-08) 8 July 1949 (age 75)
Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVijayalakshmi
ChildrenSon and a daughter
Residence(s)Begumpet, Hyderabad
Websitehttp://www.ysr.in
As of 2 October, 2006Source: Government of Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (born 8 July 1949), popularly known as Y.S.R., is currently serving as Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He represents the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Pulivendula Assembly Constituency of Kadapa District.

Reddy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in May 2004. Many critics and followers acclaim his Pada Yatra played a crucial role in bringing Indian National Congress back to power in Andhra Pradesh after nine years.

Family background

Reddy, the second of five brothers, was born in Pulivendula, a small town in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The Reddy family have traditionally been large land-owners in southern Andhra Pradesh but made its fortunes in the 1970s and 1980s mining barite, an industrial mineral used in the oil industry. YSR was married to Smt. Vijayalakshmi in 1971 and has a son, Jagan Mohan Reddy and a daughter, Sharmila. Y S Vivekananda Reddy is brother of YSR and an elected Lok Sabha member for Congress representing Cuddapah district.


Education

Reddy is a medical science graduate from the M.R. College of Gulbarga, Karnataka, where he served as the president of the student union. He completed house surgeon from Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Tirupathi, during which he was elected as leader of House Surgeon's Association in S V Medical College. Upon completion of his MBBS degree, he served as Medical Officer in Church of South India's Campbell Hospital in Jammalamadugu in the Diocese of Nandyal for a brief period.

Political career

Reddy has an eventful 25-year political career to date. He started his career as samithi president and later served as a youth congress leader. In the ensuing elections in 1978, he won on the Indian National Congress ticket at the age of 28. He served as minister in Tanguturi Anjaiah cabinet for a brief period. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi entrusted him with Pradesh Congress Committee president when he was 34 years old. Dr. Reddy represented Kadapa contstituency as Member of Parliament of India for four times and similar number of times as Member of legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh from Pulivendula constituency.


Religious background

According to Jayamma, the mother of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, it was his grandfather who was converted by Father Rolls, a British missionary. The family was ostracised by the local community and decided to move out of the village . In 1947 the Church of South India was formed and his father began to attend the Church Services of this congregation.

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy asked the Seventh-day Adventists to build a church on his estate for his workers who converted to Christianity.

Controversies

There have been suspicions voiced by Hindu groups over Reddy's intentions. They claimed that he has used his position to bring Christian institutions into the decision-making loop of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams,which governs Hinduism's most visited shrine, and that he may even be facilitating a church to be built on the holy hills of Tirumula. Mr.Reddy later on gave complete autonomy to Devasthanams over the seven hills and declared his good intent of not messing up with religious sentiments of the people in the state.

Reddy, in December 2006 handed over 618 acres (2.5 km) of land owned by his father to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, when he came to know that part of the land was assigned land given by the Government to the weaker sections of scheduled caste. He did this upon his own interest without the same being raised by any newspaper or opposition parties, however the opposition parties politicized this issue, and he didn't get credit for his noble action. Also, On 3 January 2007 he surrendered 997 acres (4.0 km) of land in Kadapa district belonging to him and his family members, for distribution to the poor..

Preceded byN. Chandra Babu Naidu Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
May 2004 – 		Succeeded byCurrent Incumbent

References

  1. The Hindu. "YSR surrenders yet 997 acres (4.0 km) more"

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