Former minister and BRS deputy floor leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav said on Tuesday that Sadar is a symbol of unity for the Yadav community. He made the remarks at a Sadar sammelan held at NTR Stadium in Hyderabad, and he urged the community to stay together.

The event focused on a festival that holds deep meaning for Yadavs, and the speech carried a clear message: a community that is large in numbers has to act as one.

Sadar is a symbol of the unity of the Yadav community, and a numerically strong community must remain united.

A festival rooted in daily work

According to Srinivas Yadav, it is a long-standing tradition for Yadavs to observe Sadar on the day after Diwali. He described the timing as a natural fit. Through the year, members of the community are engaged in dairy farming work, and Sadar gives them a moment to come together and celebrate in a grand manner.

He framed the festival as part of the community’s identity, one that carries across generations and ties people to the work that sustains them.

From Hyderabad to the entire state

Srinivas Yadav noted that Sadar was once confined to the city of Hyderabad. Over time, it has spread across the state. He said this growth was a matter of happiness and pride for the community.

For Telangana readers, the shift matters. A festival that began in the state capital is now being observed in districts across the state, and the spread reflects how the community has grown its public presence beyond the city. The former minister presented that expansion as proof of the community’s reach and cohesion.

Mythology and a claim about the Venkateswara temple

In his address, Srinivas Yadav pointed to the place of Yadavs in the great epics. He said that no account of history in the Ramayana or the Mahabharata is complete without the Yadavas. He also reminded the gathering of a claim tied to one of the most revered shrines in the Telugu-speaking world. He said that the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, described as the living god of the Kali Yuga, was first opened by a Yadava.

These references were central to his argument. By placing the community at the heart of religious and mythological history, he gave his audience a sense of shared heritage that goes beyond a single festival.

Why numbers matter in his message

The core of the speech was a call for unity. Srinivas Yadav said the Yadav community is one of the strongest social groups in terms of numbers, and that it therefore needs to remain united. He did not spell out specific political or organizational steps in the reported remarks. Instead, he kept his focus on the idea that togetherness is the community’s greatest asset.

The sammelan itself served as a platform for that message. Gatherings of this kind bring people from different areas under one roof, and the speaker used the occasion to connect the festival with the broader goal of community strength.

The speaker and his position

Srinivas Yadav currently serves as the BRS deputy floor leader, and he is a former minister. His participation in a community event at a prominent Hyderabad venue signals the importance the event held for those who attended. His words were directed at members of the Yadav community, and he presented the festival as a shared cultural anchor.

The remarks were delivered on Tuesday and reported in the days that followed, with the speech positioning Sadar as more than a celebration. In his framing, it is a reminder of who the community is and what holds it together.

What comes next

The reported remarks do not outline a new program or announce any policy. What they do show is a leader using a festival to speak to a large community about identity, history and cohesion. For readers in Hyderabad and across Telangana, the speech is a reminder that Sadar has moved well beyond its city roots and now carries statewide significance.

Whether the call for unity translates into wider community activity will depend on how it is taken up in the weeks ahead. For now, the message from NTR Stadium was direct. Sadar, in the words of a former minister, is a symbol that Yadavs should carry together.