Sharmila was quick to embark on a 'bus yatra' in Seemandhra, as the two regions are together known, to take on both the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for "colluding" to divide the state.
It was only in July that that Sharmila concluded her 3,000-km-long 'padyatra', said to be the longest by any politician in the state's history. Like her father, she reached out to the masses and like her brother, she tried to develop a personal rapport with every family by visiting their houses and attempting to understand their problems.
Sharmila's yatra was aptly called "Maro Praja Prasthanam" (One more journey with the people). 'Praja Prasthanam' was the name of YSR's 1,500 km 'padyatra' of 2003, which brought the Congress to power in 2004.
Sharmila, wife of evangelist Anil Kumar, is staying away from her home in Bangalore for the sake of her brother and to keep alive YSR's legacy.
