He steered the Telangana movement, gains support of Telangana people, earned the vehemence of Seemandhra natives, won elections and is at the present time all set to head the new Telangana state.
TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s 14-year journey at last reach the road of victory as he gets ready to lead the 29th state of Telangana.
Mr Rao will go down in Indian history as one of the most charismatic leader who led a bloodless commotion, moulded public opinion in his favour with oratory skills blend with wit, irony and hard-hitting attacks on Seemandhra leaders, at times even people, to achieve Telangana.
Calling attention to the injustices done to the Telangana people, Mr Rao formed the TRS with a handful of people in 2011 to lead the Telangana movement.
Unlike the violent 1969 movement for separate Telangana under M. Channa Reddy’s leadership, which was suppressed, Mr Rao was cautious and favored a non-violent movement peppered with power politics.
Mr Rao was born on February 17, 1954, at Chintamadaka village in Medak. He was a post-graduate in Telugu literature, married Ms Sobha. The couple blessed with two children — K.T. Rama Rao and K. Kavitha.
He began his career in the Youth Congress, established by Indira Gandhi even after her defeat in 1977, but joined the TD led by N.T. Rama Rao in 1983.
He contested against A. Madan Mohan in 1983 and lost, but later won Siddipet Assembly constituency on TD tickets from 1985 to 1999. He denied a Cabinet berth and took up the deputy Speaker post, which he threw away and launched the TRS in 2001.
In 2004, in coalition with the Congress, he won Siddipet Assembly seat. He joined the UPA and became Union Labour Minister, however later withdrew for its failure to back Telangana demand. He walked out in 2006, but won Mahbubnagar MP Seat in 2009. In 2014, KCR went to polls having achieved Telangana.