One of the important sons of Telangana soil, Sri Anabheri Prabhakar
Rao, who fought against the Nizam and Razakars was born to
the couple Venkateshwar Rao and Radhabai on 15th August 1910
in a Deshmukh family of Yellapu caste at Polampally village in
Thimmapur Mandal near Karimnagar. While studying in Nizam
College, he was inspired by the ideals of Gandhiji and entered
the Anti-Nizam Movement as a student. On the call given by
Baddam Yella Reddy in september 1947 many people joined the
struggle. A Dalam or squad was formed under the leadership of
Anabheri Prabhakar Rao. In a fight against the Police and
Razakars, there was fearful exchange of fire on 14th March 1948
between the police and the communist squad in the hills and
hillocks of Muhammadapur near Husnabad in Karimnagar district.
Dr.Sarojini Regani recorded that about 8 members including
Anabheri Prabhakar Rao and Singireddy Bhoopathi Reddy died
fighting heroically against the reserved police of the Nizam.
But Poreddy Ram Reddy, who participated in the struggle at
Muhammadapur as a young man of twenty is alive and lives at
Somarampeta village in Ellanthakunta Mandal of Sircilla area.
He states that about fifteen people died fighting heroically against
the Nizam forces.They were Anabheri Prabhakar Rao from
Polampalli, Singireddy Bhoopathi Reddy from Taduru, Musku
Chokka Reddy and Yeleti Malla Reddy from Ogulapur, Aireddy
Bhoom Reddy from Somarampeta, Narayana from Begumpeta,
B.Damodar Reddy from Nallagonda, Illendula Papaiah from
Galipalli, Poli Chandra Reddy and Kummari Yellaiah from
Somarampeta, Nallagonda Rajaram and Sikkudu Sailu from Regadi
Maddikunta and Rondla Madhava Reddy from Repaka etc. Besides
these martyrs, many others sustained bullet injuries. It is strange that
the name of Poreddy Ram Reddy of Somarampet, who is alive, is
included in the list of the dead instead of Poli Chandra Reddy of the
same village, who was shot dead and whose name was not found in
the list of the dead. All the names of these comrades, who died
fighting can be noticed on the stupa erected in their memory
near the hills of Muhammadapur . The valiant commander of
the Dalam Anabheri Prabhakar Rao and his comrades, who lost
