Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Errabelli Condemns Overnight Removal of Sudarshan Reddy Statue in Narsampet
Errabelli Dayakar Rao objected to a statue being removed in Narsampet.
The statue honored former MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy.
It was removed overnight, according to the report.
Errabelli said officials had been told about the statue before it was installed.
He also said the landowner had given permission.
He accused the Congress party of being involved, although the report does not include a response from Congress.
He wants the statue put back in the same place.
He also wants more statues and a medical college named after Sudarshan Reddy.
Former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao condemned the overnight removal of former Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy’s statue.
Errabelli said officials were informed beforehand and claimed the statue was installed with landowner Vidyasagar’s permission.
He questioned the removal, citing the state government’s conduct of Sudarshan Reddy’s last rites with official honours.
Errabelli alleged that the Congress party was behind the action and demanded the statue’s restoration at the same location.
He announced plans for statues in every Narsampet constituency village and demanded that Narsampet Medical College be named after Sudarshan Reddy.
- Who
- Former minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao, former Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, and officials including the district Collector and Police Commissioner.
- What
- Errabelli condemned the overnight removal of Sudarshan Reddy’s statue and demanded its reinstallation.
- When
- The removal occurred overnight; Errabelli spoke to the media on Tuesday.
- Where
- The statement was made at Telangana Bhavan in Hanumakonda, concerning a statue in Narsampet.
- Why
- Errabelli said the statue was removed without prior notice despite officials being informed and the landowner’s permission.
- Speaker
- Errabelli Dayakar Rao, former minister
- Honoured person
- Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, former Narsampet MLA
- Action criticized
- Overnight removal of Sudarshan Reddy’s statue
- Installation permission
- Errabelli said landowner Vidyasagar permitted the installation
- Restoration demand
- Reinstall the statue at the same location
- Additional proposal
- Name Narsampet Medical College after Sudarshan Reddy
- Further plan
- Install Sudarshan Reddy statues in every village of Narsampet Assembly constituency