The minister was speaking after unveiling a 12-foot-tall pylon in memory of the Deeksha (fast-unto-death launched) by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao who led the movement.
The fast-unto-death (Deeksha) taken up by then leader of the Telangana Statehood movement and CM K Chandrashekhar Rao on November 29, 2009 eventually paved the way for the formation of Telangana State.