Professor Jayashankar passed away at his Hanmakonda residence today. Prof Jayashankar had undergone a surgery an year back because of cancer in his intestine. He also underwent chemotherapy at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Hyderabad. He was moved to his residence in Hanamkonda as he was not responding to treatment.
Professor Kothapalli Jayashankar was born on 6th August 1934. He has been the ideologue of Telangana movement and the TRS party. He has been fighting for a separate state since 1952. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University. Unfortunately, he passed away with an unfulfilled dream.
