Bandi Sailu (1928 – 15 July 2000) or Sayilu Saayilu was a

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born in a

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family in Mandapelli village, Duggondi mandal, Narsampeta Thalukh in the

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Biography

Sailu's father was Bandi Ellaiah, mother Bandi Ellamma. His wife's name is Ellavva. He was interested in Marxism from a very young age, and joined the

Telangana Rebellion The Telangana Rebellion popularly known as Telangana Sayuda Poratam (Telugu : తెలంగాణ సాయుధ పోరాటం) of 1946–51 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the r ...

with the

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''“Telangana Raithanga Sayudha Poratam”'' (Telangana Armed Struggle), inspired by Maddikayala Omkar of the (

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

), who struggled for freedom and went against the rule of the

Nizam of Hyderabad The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

Osman Ali Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...

. In Warangal District, particularly Narsampeta and Mahboobabad Thalukh, he attacked many feudalist gadhis with his group. They fought against the Nizam Army, the police, and the Rajakars. He ruined the feudalists' ghadis and distributed the money, gold, and grain to the poor. He organized many attacks against the Nizam and Rajakars, and seized lands and distributed thousands of acres to landless poor people. In 1972 Omkar was elected as an MLA from the Narsampet Assembly Constitution from the Communist Party of India. Omkar was elected continuously for five terms as a MLA in the same constituency for nearly 22 years. Sailu played a vital role in Omkar's victory. He left politics when Omkar was defeated by Revuri Prakash Reddy (

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

) in the 1994 election by only 25 votes. Bandi Sailu felt that Prakash Reddy won the election by spending money and in illegal ways.

External links

Warangal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sailu, Bandi 1928 births 2000 deaths Indian Marxists