Statue of Lok Satta Srinivas unveiled in Karimnagar

A well-known rights activist in the erstwhile Karimnagar district, Srinivas played a vital role in the protection of the rights of all sections of society through Lok Satta Udyama Samstha.

Karimnagar: The statue of an anti-corruption crusader, late Naredla Srinivas was inaugurated at Karimnagar Film Bhavan here on Friday. Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar along with Collector Pamela Satpathy unveiled the bust of Srinivas, who died with Coronavirus on February 15, 2021. A well-known rights activist in the erstwhile Karimnagar district, Srinivas played a vital role in the protection of the rights of all sections of society through Lok Satta Udyama Samstha.

He was instrumental in the formation of the Karimnagar Consumer Council for the protection of the rights of consumers and filed several cases in the consumer court. He also formed the RTI protection committee and encouraged people to question the authorities about the irregularities by filing RTI cases. He waged a relentless struggle on behalf of victims in the issue of ASI Mohan Reddy’s illegal financing case and helped victims get justice. He also fought against the Bommakal land scam.

He was also instrumental in the formation of the Karimnagar Film Society and construction of the Film Bhavan in Karimnagar town. A native of Kandugula of Huzurabad mandal, Srinivas pursued education in Karimnagar and joined as an employee in Union Bank of India and worked as Manager of Karimnagar branch. After retirement, he started working on public issues especially against corruption as part of Lok Satta Udyama Samsta.

In order to ensure justice to the people by filing cases in the court, Srinivas completed his LLB and LLM after retirement and filed a number of cases in the courts. He had also exposed fake PhDs issued by several fake universities. To ensure smooth and fair elections, he constituted Election Watch.