▁and ▁Hy der abad . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁student ▁days ▁and ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁deeply ▁influenced ▁by ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁popular ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁like ▁the ▁A ry a ▁Sam aj ▁Mov ement , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁civil ▁rights . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁And h ra ▁Mah a ▁Sab ha ▁activities ▁since ▁its ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S aty ag ra ha , ▁Os mania ▁University ▁Van dem at aram , ▁State ▁Congress , ▁And h ra ▁Mah as ab ha ▁( T el ang ana ) ▁Anti - R az ak ar , ▁and ▁Library ▁movements . ▁Consider ed ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁freedom ▁f ighter , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁freedom ▁movement ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁State ▁and ▁under w ent ▁imprison ment ▁under ▁the ▁N iz am . ▁ ▁His ▁commit ment ▁to ▁human ▁rights ▁made ▁him ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T ark unde ▁Committee . ▁Although ▁opposed ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁the ▁tra pping ▁of ▁office ▁K alo ji ▁looked ▁upon ▁elections ▁as ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁exercise . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁thr ice ▁and ▁got ▁elected ▁once ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁His ▁most ▁significant ▁dispute ▁was ▁against ▁J al ag am ▁V eng al ▁R ao , ▁then ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Hon our ▁In ▁September ▁