It was not a normal morning for P. Indrasena Reddy and Sarojanamma of Basantapoor. For that matter for the people of the entire village located in Nyalakal mandal of Medak district, some 30 km from Zaheerabad, the constituency being represented by Andhra Pradesh Information Minister J. Geeta Reddy.
In the early hours of Saturday, the villagers woke to the tragic news that Eshan Reddy, son of Mr. Indrasena Reddy, committed suicide for the cause of Telangana. They were unable to digest what they heard. “Is it a fact?” was the question they asked each other.
But, with the news appearing on different TV channels, they were forced to accept the grim reality. Hearing the news, Mr. Indrasena Reddy rushed to Hyderabad with a heavy heart. The bereaved couple's second son, Sravankumar Reddy, was also studying at Hyderabad.
Both Sravankumar and Eshan were staying at Ibrahimpatnam renting a room. Sravankumar has been pursuing his engineering graduation. Sources claimed that Eshan said he would commit suicide if Pradesh Congress Committee president D. Srinivas was defeated in the byelections. As Mr. Srinivas lost, Eshan resorted to the extreme step.
