Fasting Telangana leader admitted to hospital

Nov 06, 2011 |

Hyderabad

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Congress MLA and former minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy observing an indefinite fast in his native Nalgonda district near here in support of separate Telangana demand was shifted to a hospital here on Sunday even as he and his supporters tried to resist the police.

He was brought to Hyderabad and admitted to the state-run Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).

Reddy had begun his fast on November 1 demanding that the Centre concede the demand for separate statehood for Telangana immediately.

"We brought him to Hyderabad as his health was causing concern. There were keytone bodies in the urine and potassium levels were also coming down. I was informed that there might be a problem if he was not attended to in 12 hours. Hence, we brought him to Hyderabad. His physical condition otherwise is alright," state Health Minister D L Ravindra Reddy said.

AICC Secretary P Sudhakar Reddy said party president Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel was informed about Venkata Reddy's fast.

"Venkata Reddy says he wants to continue his fast. We appeal to the Centre to accept separate Telangana demand for these agitations to end," Congress MP from Nalgonda Gutta Sukhender Reddy said.

TRS and the Telangana political Joint Action Committee (JAC) members had also expressed solidarity with his fast.

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