Rest in Peace Venugopal Reddy

I am moved by the act of deceased venu. He charred his body with kerosene. What a ghastly and brutal punishment one could impose to his own body. I am really sorry for his family and friends. It’s painful for me to digest the fact that someone can actually do a self sacrifice for the cause of “Telangana”. It’s a very pathetic decision taken by him. We know that no one is getting a benefit out of his insane act. What it would reward him if he is dead? If state is formed or not...Does that really matter for his soul? People who acknowledge there insane acts as martyrdom would cause repetition of these cases. What happened to Srikanth who has taken his life for the cause of agitation? He is dead...his family is in an ocean of grief. Don’t be in state of mind that we could achieve our goal of statehood of Telangana with these attempts. Students and any other telangana activists should remember that we have only one life. We have every right to live up to the fuller extent as it permits. Don’t get emotional and carried away. Carry out the momentum for protection of your rights in a peaceful and non-violent way. Please don’t resort to any such kind of suicide attempts again. I request everyone to pray for the soul of Venu and we hope this kind of acts won’t repeat again in future.