TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has finally launched his much awaited Telangana mouthpiece, a Telugu daily named Namaste Telangana in a grand function held Ravindra Bharathi yesterday (06-06-2011). Speaking at the launch of Namaste Telangana, the TRS leader said that over the past few decades, issues related to Telangana were never given any importance. "The Andhra-dominated newspapers and TV channels have been distorting facts, culture and history of the T region," he said. He exhorted Telangana people to promote the daily by propagating that 'Namaste Telangana' is the heart and soul of 4 crore people of T region.

In a unique gesture of paying reverence to the T-activists who laid down their lives, the TRS chief made Namaste Telangana launched by Shankaramma, mother of Srikanta Chary who immolated himself during the T movement in 2009. The district tabloid was inaugurated by P Indrasena Reddy and Saraswati, parents of Ishant Reddy who also sacrificed life during the agitation. Speaking about the newspaper, Rao said the newspaper would educate people about the Telangana movement and fight for upliftment of downtrodden. The subscribers of the daily have already crossed over 7 lakh, Rao claimed. KCR said he would launch an Urdu daily- "Rahebar Telangana" on August 2. TRS ideologue K Jayashankar, political JAC chairman M Kodandaram and other Telangana leaders were also present at the function.