Th sudden demise of the Telangana veteran who was a pride to the entire state, Konda Laksman Bapuji is a miserable loss in general. It is deeply mourned in the Telangana region where he spearheaded the revolution since sometime. The veteran was condoled by many leaders of the region. They felt that before realizing his dream of a separate Telangana he had departed. The Gandhi of the Telangana state was adored by people from all parts of the state due to his vision for a consensus by all stake holders over the separation.
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi Chief K Chandrasheakr Rao expressed his heart felt condolence over the sudden loss. He said that the veteran was the light that led the separatism and his demise is a huge loss to the movement. Many leaders of the party joined KCR and extended their condolence to the veteran's demise.
On the other hand the BJP state honcho Kishan Reddy also from Telangana expressed his condolence to the departed soul. The leaders also said that it was really unfortunate that the veteran who was led the agitation from the front had departed without seeing the formation of the separate state.
The Veteran was just a week away from his 98th birthday, which was on September 27. He is survived by two sons and a daughter. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)