Veeda Sai Chand (20 September 1984 – 29 June 2023) was a folk singer from Telangana state.[1][2] He was the chairman of the Telangana State Warehousing Corporation and was a member of the Bharath Rashtra Samithi. He died of heart attack on 29 June 2023.[3][4] He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter.
Many leaders including Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, BRS ministers K.T. Rama Rao, T. Harish Rao and others paid their homage to Sai Chand at his residence in Gurramguda.[5] Sai Chand was born in Amarchinta[6] village, Wanaparty district and a resident of Karukonda village of Nagarkurnool district at the time of his death.[7] He played an active role with his stirring folk songs[8] during the struggle for a separate Telangana state.[6]
Through his song and dance performances, he was credited with forging in the Telangana movement spirit among the masses, especially during the second phase of the Telangana agitation for a separate Statehood.[5]