Dr. Reddy displayed a rare passion for public life right from the tender age of nine years. He had secretly harbored the ambition of becoming a medical doctor. He wanted to take up an independent profession, which could enable him to pursue his public life unhindered.
While studying at school Dr. Reddy developed qualities of leadership. He organized a debating society in his locality and started reflecting on national, social and political issues along with his friends and contemporaries. As a young student he also established a library, which had a rare collection of books on Indian religion and mythology. During his student days he studied the Ramayana, Mahabharatha, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads and the Puranas and became a great adherent to the noble ideals set by them.
Dr. Reddy earned the degree of MBBS from Osmania Medical College in 1941 and joined the State Medical services. Within a couple of months, he gave up the Government job and established two dispensaries in the city of Hyderabad. His dispensaries became people’s dispensaries as he provided medical assistance to the needy free of cost.
A BORN FIGHTER:
Dr. Reddy is a true product of old Hyderabadi culture and tradition which means brotherhood among all communities, love and affection among all castes and maintaining greater affinity in social, cultural and political matters. He lent his full support to promotion of Urdu language and by treating Hindi and Urdu at par he eliminated the chances of linguistic antagonism in his home State
As a believer in communal harmony and cordial relations between various communities, Dr. Reddy openly invited the Muslim brethren to fall in line with the rest of people on the issue of separate Telangana State.
For the first time, in the history of Andhra Pradesh, Muslims were given adequate representation in the Government headed by Dr. M. Channa Reddy. Besides taking three Muslims in the State Cabinet, he appointed another Muslim as the Chairman of the Rayalaseema Planning and development Committee. In addition to that a Muslim legislator was appointed Chief Whip of the State Assembly. During his tenure, Muslim representation in Government agencies increased main-fold.
FRIEND OF MINORITIES:
Dr. Reddy is a true product of old Hyderabadi culture and tradition which means brotherhood among all communities, love and affection among all castes and maintaining greater affinity in social, cultural and political matters. He lent his full support to promotion of Urdu language and by treating Hindi and Urdu at par he eliminated the chances of linguistic antagonism in his home State
As a believer in communal harmony and cordial relations between various communities, Dr. Reddy openly invited the Muslim brethren to fall in line with the rest of people on the issue of separate Telangana State.
For the first time, in the history of Andhra Pradesh, Muslims were given adequate representation in the Government headed by Dr. M. Channa Reddy. Besides taking three Muslims in the State Cabinet, he appointed another Muslim as the Chairman of the Rayalaseema Planning and development Committee. In addition to that a Muslim legislator was appointed Chief Whip of the State Assembly. During his tenure, Muslim representation in Government agencies increased main-fold.