Telangana background

when INDIA became indipendent from british empire,,,,, the Nizam of Hyderabad wanted to retain his independence, but the Government of India amalgamated his state by force on September 17, 1948; after executing Operation Polo by the Indian Army . When India became independent, the Telugu -speaking people were distributed in about 22 districts ; 9 of them in the Telangana region of Nizam's Dominions ( Hyderabad State ), 12 in the Madras Presidency ( Andhra region ) and one in French-controlled Yanam . A Communist led peasant revolt started in 1946, lasted until 1951.

The Central government appointed a civil servant, Keralite, Vellodi Narayana Menon K as Chief minister of Hyderabad state on 26 January, 1950. He administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from Madras state and Bombay state . In 1952, Telangana had tasted democracy for the first time when it participated in general elections and elected Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao as the Chief minister of Hyderabad State . Its important to note that Telugu speaking people in Madras state ( Andhra region ), which was part of British India ), enjoyed some form of democracy since 1920. During this time there was violent mulki agitation by Telanganites to send back bureaucrats from Madras state and to implement Mulki rules strictly.

Meanwhile, Telugu speaking areas ( Andhra region ) were carved out of an erstwhile Madras state by popular agitation by the leaders like Potti Sri Ramulu to create Andhra state

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