YSR was a legendary leader who changed crores of lives, says Y.S. Sharmila
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila Reddy has called her father and former Chief Minister, the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a ‘legendary leader’
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila Reddy has called her father and former Chief Minister, the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, a ‘legendary leader’ who impacted the lives of crores of people during his short stint of five years as Chief Minister. Speaking after paying tributes at YSR Ghat in Idupulapaya of Kadapa district on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), marking his 77th birth anniversary, she recalled Arogyasri, the 108 ambulance service, fee reimbursement and Jalayagnam as some of his pet schemes that had turned the lives of the poor for the better.
YSR లెజెండరీ లీడర్. ఆయనకు మరణం లేదు. మహానేత ముఖ్యమంత్రిగా పని చేసింది కేవలం 5 ఏళ్ళు మాత్రమే. ఆయన పథకాలు, చేసిన అభివృద్ధి అందని గడప రెండు తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాల్లో లేనే లేదు. ఆరోగ్య శ్రీ, ఫీజు రీయింబర్స్ మెంట్, ఉచిత విద్యుత్, జలయజ్ఞం లాంటి ప్రతి పథకం మనసు పెట్టి అమలు చేశారు. YSR… pic.twitter.com/osEaydYoAU — YS Sharmila (@realyssharmila) July 8, 2026 Calling him a champion of farmers, she said the farm loan waiver and free power for agriculture had bettered the lives of farmers, who, she said, were till then affected by monsoon vagaries, high input costs, lower margins and the lack of State intervention.
Sharmila later joined her family members, including her mother Y.S. Vijayamma, in celebrating her father’s birthday by cutting a cake. “The Rajasekhara Reddy family expresses
its gratitude to the crores of people who remember him today on this occasion,” she said in a statement.
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