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Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (born
1949), popularly known as Y.S.R., is the present
Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh. He is known for his forthright speech
and frank approach. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
hails from Pulivendula, a small town from
Cuddapah . He
is Roman Catholic, his grandfather having been
converted by British missionaries.Reddy belongs
to the Indian National Congress party and was
elected to the Assembly from the Pulivendula
Assembly Constituency. He served as the leader
of the Opposition in the House for the previous
term during which N. Chandrababu Naidu was the
Chief Minister.Y.S.R. is a medical science
graduate from the M.R. College of Gulbarga. He
did his House-Surgency in SV Medical College,
Tirupathi.Upon completion of his MBBS degree, he
served as Medical Officer at CSI Campbell
Hospital, Jammalamadugu, for a brief period of
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In 1973 he established a 70-bed
charitable hospital at Pulivendula in the
name of his father, Sri Y. S. Raja Reddy.
The hospital continues to serve the poor to
date.A doctor by profession, Reddy made his
debut in politics as a Youth Congress
Leader. It is interesting to note that he
and his present opponent, TDP President Nara
Chandrababu Naidu, made their debut at the
same time (1978) in the Andhra Pradesh State
Legislative Assembly as young legislators of
the Congress party. They both worked
together as Ministers in Sri. Tanguturi
Anjaiah’s cabinet. Y.S.R. had an active
political career over a quarter of a century
and has been representing his party on
different fora. He was elected to the Lok
Sabha from the Cuddapah constituency four
times, and a similar number of times to the
Andhra Pradesh State Assembly, from the
Pulivendula constituency. He twice served as
the APCC President. He remains one of the
very few national politicians who have never
lost an election.
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Religious background
Reddy is a second-generation Christian. His
father, Mr. Raja Reddy, while serving in the
military in Burma came across Christian
missionaries and although a firm believer in
Hinduism soon converted to Christianity.
After returning to India, he was despised by
his own caste folk and shunted out of the
village. By this time, missionaries in India
were leaving the shores and handing over the
administration of the Church to the national
Indians. It was in 1947 that the Church of
South India was formed. Sri Raja Reddy began
to attend the Church Services of this
congregation.The Church of South India is
headquartered in Chennai with dioceses
throughout South India. Any one could
contact the Diocese of Krishna-Godavari [Machilipatnam-Bishop
Rev. G. Dyvasirvadam - also Past Professor
in Andhra Christian Theological
College,Gandhinagar, Hyderabad] or the
Diocese of Nandyal [Nandyal-Bishop Rev. G.T.
Abraham - also Past Professor in Andhra
Christian Theological College, Gandhinagar,
Hyderabad] to verify the antecedants as
stated.Sri Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, the
brother of Sri Rajasekhara Reddy is a
fund-raiser and member of the local
committee of the Bible Society of India.
Likewise, Sri Rajasekhara Reddy's sister is
into conducting Bible classes for women. Mr.
Rajasekhara's son-in-law is a global
evangelist speaker.
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