Narsing Rao, Telangana fighter, dead

Burugula Narsing Rao, senior Telangana armed struggle leader and Communist Party of India (CPI) member, passed away on Monday morning. He was 90.

Narsing Rao was admitted to a corporate hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19. He died owing to complications arising out of the disease.

Hailing from a village in Mahbubnagar district,

Narsing Rao was born into a political family. He was active in politics right from his student days. He played a vital role in fighting against the Razakars during Nizams' rule. He also fought for separate Telangana during the 1960s.

He was the nephew of Burugula Ramakrishna Rao, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. He was the president of Nizam College Students Union when Hyderabad state merged with the Indian union.

Narsing Rao's name figures in the generation of leaders from Telangana who saw it all — the Razakar movement, police action, Telangana armed struggle, formation of Andhra Pradesh and movement for a separate Telangana of 1960 which became resurgent after 2000.

Condolences with regard to the passing of the CPI leader have poured in from all over, including

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. "Rao's death is an irreparable loss to the state,” the Chief Minister observed, recalling the role paid by the late leader in Telangana armed struggle and the separate Telangana movement.

The Chief Minister said that Narsing Rao’s demise is an irreplaceable loss to Telangana state.

He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to members of the bereaved family.