Seethakka, 52, has been entrusted with three essential ministries by Revanth Reddy.

Hyderabad:

An enchanting member of Telangana cupboard is Maoist-turned-MLA Danasari Anasuya, popularly often called Seethakka, whom Chief Minister Revanth Reddy calls his “sister”. As somebody who took up arms and renounced it, Seethakka’s mission is to arm children with entry to training, to allow them to rewrite their future.

Her journey from armed revolution to a minister with a regulation diploma — in October final yr she earned a PhD — has stirred the creativeness of the lots. So a lot in order that when the brand new Congress authorities was taking oath at Hyderabad’s LB Stadium on Thursday, the loudest cheers had been reserved for her.

The 52-year-old tribal MLA from Mulugu has been entrusted with three essential ministries — panchayat raj, rural improvement and girls & baby welfare.

Born to labourer mother and father, Seethakka had joined the Maoist motion when she was barely 14 — lengthy earlier than she completed college. Over the years, she rose to grow to be Seethakka, a commandant within the extremist group, went to jail, after which gave all of it up in 1997.

When within the motion, she gave start to a son whom she and her husband had to surrender. Those underground will not be allowed to boost youngsters. Her mom later traced the kid and introduced him up herself.

Later Seethakka gave up the Left extremist motion and parted methods together with her husband over “ideological differences”.

“I studied law… argued in same court where I stood as accused once,” Seethakka informed NDTV. She earned her Ph.D from Osmania University in October final yr and just lately sat for her LLM examination.

The huge transfer — development to politics — befell in 2004.  She joined the Telugu Desam Party the place she met Revanth Reddy. The two share an in depth bond. Mr Reddy calls her his sister.

Seethakka has been elected MLA thrice from Mulugu, first in 2009 on a Telugu Desam ticket and once more in 2018 and 2023 underneath a Congress ticket from the identical constituency.

Her work within the state’s tribal areas throughout crises like flooding and the Covid pandemic, strolling a number of kilometres by way of hilly and distant areas, has earned her respect and admiration of the folks.