Y. S. Sharmila | |
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 Sharmila in 2013 | |
| President of the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Telangana Party | |
| In office 8 July 2021 – 4 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Party merged into Indian National Congress[1] |
| National convener of the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party | |
| In office 2012 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | YSR Telangana Party (2021-2024) YSR Congress Party (2011-2021) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Yeduguri Sandinti Sharmila Reddy (born 1974), commonly known as Y. S. Sharmila, is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. She is the younger sister of current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the daughter of Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Y. S. Vijayamma.
Political career
Early political career
Sharmila made headlines after she took up campaigning on behalf of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) along with her mother Y. S. Vijayamma, in the absence of her elder brother Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy from June 2012 in Andhra Pradesh. She worked as the party convener for the YSR Congress Party. YSRCP won 15 of the 18 assembly seats and 1 of 1 Parliament seat for which the by-elections were held.[2][3]
Sharmila began her 3,000 km-walkathon (1,900 mi) at Idupulapaya in Kadapa district on 18 October 2012.[4] She completed it on 4 August 2013 in Ichchapuram. She toured 14 districts as part of the walkathon.[5]
Before the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Sharmila undertook an 11-day bus Yatra across Andhra Pradesh in branded buses with a “Bye Bye Babu” timer clock, suggesting that it was time for the then Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.[6][7] The campaign under the name “Praja Theerpu - Bye Bye Babu” covered 1,553 km (965 mi) and 39 public addresses. She also handed out over 20,000 autographed caps.
YSR Telangana Party
In February 2021, Sharmila stated that she had political differences with her brother, Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is the founder of the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party, and claimed there was no presence of the party in the state of Telangana.[8][7]
On 9 April 2021, Sharmila had announced that she would launch a new political party on 8 July 2021 in Telangana.[9] She chose the date because it is the birth date of her father, Rajasekhara Reddy. Ahead of the party's launch, she has started campaigning against the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government.
On 8 July 2021, she announced the formation of the YSR Telangana Party.[10]
During November 2023, Y.S. Sharmila declared that her party would abstain from participating in the Telangana Legislative Assembly election. She delivered this announcement to the media at an event in Hyderabad. Sharmila acknowledged the electoral potential for the Congress party and underscored that their aim was not to undermine the Congress but rather to pledge support if the Congress were to assume power, ensuring the successful implementation of their policies.[11]
On 4 January 2024, YSR Telangana Party was merged with INC.
Indian National Congress
On 4 January 2024, post the merger of YSRTP with INC, Sharmila has joined the Indian National Congress party at New Delhi in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi.[12][13][14]
Personal life
Sharmila was born into a Reddy political-business family to Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Vijayamma in Hyderabad.[10][8][15] She has two children.[16] Sharmila has an elder brother Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[10] She resides in Hyderabad. She married Anil Kumar in 1995.[17]
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References
- ↑ https://livemint.com/politics/jagan-mohan-reddys-sister-ys-sharmila-joins-congress-merges-party-ahead-of-lok-sabha-polls-11704343335712.html
- ↑ "Jagan DECIMATES Congress, TDP in Andhra by-polls". Rediff.
- ↑ "Y S Jagan mohan reddy sister sharmila takes over party". The Economic Times. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ Ravi Reddy, M. V. Subramanyam (19 October 2012). "Sharmila's padayatra draws crowds". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sharmila Concludes 3,112-Km Padayatra". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Yadedya Talari (29 March 2019). "YS Vijayamma, Sharmila to participate in elections campaign". The Hans India. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- 1 2 N., Rahul (12 June 2021). "Y.S. Sharmila | The rise of the daughter". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Differences with Jagan? Affirmative, says Sharmila". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ Ganeshan, Ganeshan (10 April 2021). "It's official: YS Sharmila to launch party in Telangana on July 8". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Sharmila is here to fulfill incomplete goals of YSR". The Hindu. 8 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ Eenadu, Ee. "YS Sharmila: తెలంగాణ ఎన్నికల్లో పోటీకి వైతెపా దూరం: షర్మిల". EENADU (in Telugu). Eenadu. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ "Morning briefing: YS Sharmila to join Congress on Jan 4; 12 killed in bus-truck collision, all the latest news". Hindustan Times. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/major-boost-to-cong-ahead-of-ls-polls-as-ys-sharmila-joins-party/ar-AA1mrrGA?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDGEDB&cvid=ed151b5b23184de9a4993d30580bf12b&ei=16
- ↑ https://www.uniindia.com/ys-sharmila-merges-ysr-telangana-party-with-cong/india/news/3117462.html
- ↑ Prasada Reddy, T. Sivarama, An Autobiography of Y. S. Chinna Konda Reddy, published by Y. S. Prakash Reddy, Kadapa, 2010.
- ↑ "New kid on the Telangana block". The New Indian Express. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sharmila Thanks The Man Behind Her". Gulte. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links
Media related to Y. S. Sharmila at Wikimedia Commons