Ragireddi Veera Reddy

Com Veera Reddy was murdered on the 15th of August, 1985. The whole country was celebrating the Independence Day, but the Congress goons were busy annihilating Com Veera Reddy. Com Veera Reddy was very active in trying to solve the problems of the students was equally active towards the problems of the people. To make doubly sure that he was dead, they rolled a cart over Veera Reddy's throat after butchering him with axes and sticks. Com Ragireddi Veera Reddy was born in 1958 in the Rayanipalem village of Miryalaguda taluq in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his HSC in 1974-75 and joined PUC. He became the leader of the people while he was in his student days itself. Along with the increasing support of the people, class enemies also grew for Com Veera Reddy. He thought that somebody else's life should not suffer because of his marriage and refused marriage. He always inspired his comrades, stood in the forefront and was always ready to face any attack. The government had distributed the barren land in his native village to dalits. Some landlords under the cover of the Congress party had grabbed the land. Com Veera Reddy took up the issue and led the movement under the guidance of the democratic movement. He united the dalits and planted red flags in that land. The Congress party frightened by an open challenge to their hegemony and threat to their landed interests planned an attack and murdered Com Veera Reddy.