Y. S. Sharmila

Yeduguri Sandinti Sharmila Reddy (born 1974), also known as Y. S. Sharmila, is an Indian politician who is the founder and president of the YSR Telangana Party. She is the younger sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the daughter of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Y. S. Vijayamma. She worked as the party convener for the YSR Congress Party.^[1]

Y. S. Sharmila
Sharmila in 2013
President of the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Telangana Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2021
Preceded by	Office established
National convener of the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party
In office 2012 – 8 July 2021
Personal details
Born	Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party	Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Telangana Party (2021-present)
Other political affiliations	Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (2011-2021)
Relations	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (brother) Y. S. Avinash Reddy (cousin) Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy (uncle) Y. S. Raja Reddy (Grandfather)
Children	2
Parents	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (father) Y. S. Vijayamma (mother)
Residence(s)	Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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. YSRCP won 15 of the 18 assembly seats and 1 of 1 Parliament seat for which the by-elections were held.^[2]

Sharmila began her 3,000 km-walkathon (1,900 mi) at Idupulapaya in Kadapa district on 18 October 2012.^[3] She completed it on 4 August 2013 in Ichchapuram. She toured 14 districts as part of the walkathon.^[4]

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.^[5][6] 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.^{[citation needed]}

YSR Telangana Party

In February 2021, Sharmila alleged 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.^[7][6]

On 9 April 2021, Sharmila had announced that she would launch a new political party on 8 July 2021 in Telangana.^[8] 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.^[9]

Personal life

Sharmila was born into a ^[10] Reddy political-business family to Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Vijayamma in Hyderabad.^[9][7] She has two children.^[11] Sharmila has an elder brother Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.^[9] She resides in Hyderabad.^[12]

Family tree

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy family

Y. S. Gangamma Y. S. Venkat Reddy Y. S. Mangamma Y. S. Chinna Kondareddy Y. S. Pedda Kondareddy Y. S. Sugunamma Y. S. Prabhudas Reddy Y. S. Ratnamma Y. S. Raja Reddy Y. S. Jayamma Y. S. Purushottam Reddy Y. S. Mary Puneetamma Y. S. Kamalamma Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Y. S. Vijayamma Y. S. Sudheekar Reddy Y. S. Vidhya Jaya Y. S. Ravindranath Reddy Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy Y. S. Soubhagyamma Y. S. Sharmila Bro. M. Anil Kumar Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Y. S. Bharathi Y. S. Viranica Reddy Manchu Vishnu Y. S. Suneetha Narreddy Rajasekhar Reddy

References

1. "Y S Jagan mohan reddy sister sharmila takes over party". The Economic Times. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
2. "Jagan DECIMATES Congress, TDP in Andhra by-polls". Rediff.
3. Ravi Reddy, M. V. Subramanyam (19 October 2012). "Sharmila's padayatra draws crowds". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
4. "Sharmila Concludes 3,112-Km Padayatra". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
5. Yadedya Talari (29 March 2019). "YS Vijayamma, Sharmila to participate in elections campaign". The Hans India. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
6. N., Rahul (12 June 2021). "Y.S. Sharmila | The rise of the daughter". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
7. "Differences with Jagan? Affirmative, says Sharmila". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
8. Ganeshan, Ganeshan (10 April 2021). "It's official: YS Sharmila to launch party in Telangana on July 8". The News Minute. from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
9. "Sharmila is here to fulfil incomplete goals of YSR". The Hindu. 8 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
10. Prasada Reddy, T. Sivarama, An Autobiography of Y. S. Chinna Konda Reddy, published by Y. S. Prakash Reddy, Kadapa, 2010.[1]
11. "New kid on the Telangana block". The New Indian Express. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
12. "Sharmila Thanks The Man Behind Her". Gulte. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

External links

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