Hyderabad: Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy expressed grief over the suicide of Telangana movement activist Lakshman Goud in Jangaon district. Goud also served as director of the Bachannapet PACS.
Ponguleti said reports about the activist’s suicide note had deeply disturbed him. Goud reportedly wrote that activists’ lives had not improved even after the BRS government came to power. He died amid financial distress linked to debts incurred during the Telangana movement.
The minister posted his condolences on X. However, he also criticised the previous BRS government and the Kalvakuntla family.
Telangana activist suicide triggers Ponguleti’s criticism of BRS
Ponguleti alleged that Telangana activists were dying under the burden of debt. Meanwhile, he claimed the Kalvakuntla family had amassed illegal assets worth thousands of crores.
He accused the family of using activists’ support to gain power. However, he said it had done little for the public or movement activists during its ten years in office.
The minister further alleged that the family had accumulated wealth through corruption. He claimed its members owned little land before entering government but later amassed substantial illegal assets.
Ponguleti also accused the family of building luxurious farmhouses while neglecting the public and those who fought for Telangana.