KCR hails Tel ideologue K Jayashankar on his birth anniversary

Telangana ideologue K Jayashankar who dedicated his entire life for the cause of separate state and its progress would continue to remain a guiding spirit, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said today.
"Telangana can never forget Prof (late) K Jayashankar who worked relentlessly in his entire life for achieving statehood for Telangana," Rao said on the occasion of Jayashankar's 83rd birth anniversary.
Various functions were held across the state to mark the anniversary of the ideologue.
"Jayashankar sacrificed his entire life in spreading the concept of separate Telangana among the people from the time Hyderabad State merged with the Andhra Pradesh State till the second phase of separate Telangana movement," Rao said.

Kothapalli Jayashankar, popularly known as Professor Jayashankar, was an academic and social activist who made an immense contribution to the cause of Telangana.