Jalagam Vengala Rao
Jalagam Vengala Rao | |
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5th Khammam | |
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1978–1983 | |
Constituency | Sathupalli, Telangana |
In office 1962–1978 | |
Constituency | Vemsoor, Telangana |
Personal details | |
Born | May 1921 Soperu (Village), Rajam (Mandal), Srikakulam (District), Andhra Pradesh |
Died | 12 June 1999 (aged 78) |
Children | Jalagam Prasada Rao, Jalagam Venkat Rao |
Jalagam Vengala Rao (May 1921
Early life
Vengala Rao hailed from Velama community[2] of Bayyannagudem in Khammam district (currently part of the Telangana state).[3]
Career
His involvement in politics began when he was in his twenties, when he supported Congress in their campaign of armed defiance against the
Lok Sabha
He was also twice elected to the
As Home Minister
In 1968, he became State Home Minister in the state government headed by
Congress split
When Congress split during the mid-1970s, Rao initially did not join with the faction led by Indira Gandhi that was referred to as Congress (I). However, he did join in 1984 and with his election to the Lok Sabha in that year he served in the cabinet of Rajiv Gandhi, holding the post of Union Minister for Industry until 1989. For much of this period, between 1984 and 1988, he was also president of the state organization of his political party, being the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee.[4]
As Chief Minister
He was the 5th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 10 December 1973 – 6 March 1978. It was during his tenure as Chief Minister that three universities namely
Death
Jalagam Vengal Rao died on 12 June 1999.[4]
Family
He has two sons, Jalagam Prasada Rao and Jalagam Venkat Rao. Jalagam Prasada Rao was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Satthupalli constituency for two terms and he was a minister in N. Janardhan Reddy's cabinet. He held the portfolios of Small scale industries and Panchayat Raj.[18][19] Jalagam Venkat Rao, is also a politician and as of 2009[update] was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh, representing the INC for the same constituency, Satthupalli, as his father.[20][21]
Commemoration
Rao wrote an autobiography in the Telugu language, called Naa Jeevitha Katha. The contents caused some controversy with regard to the lives of other politicians.[22][23] A part of it was published in English translation by Outlook magazine.[24]
A park in
References
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- ^ Bhaskar, B. V. S. (7 September 2002). "Sathupally to be model assembly constituency". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Andhra ex-CM Vengala Rao dies at 78". Rediff.com. UNI. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ISBN 9788185880518. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Chief Ministers: Sri. Jalagam Vengala Rao". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ a b Guruswamy, Mohan (11 December 2009). "Telangana Part II". DNA. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Amarnath K. Menon (21 January 2014). "Change in government in Andhra Pradesh brings fears of Emergency-type repression of Naxalite movement". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Telangana And Andhra Pradesh Have A Long History Of Encounter Killings". HuffPost. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- JSTOR 40276541.
- S2CID 144127879.
- ^ "Post-Independence Era : Struggle for Andhra State". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Naidu becomes fourth AP CM to return his party to power". Rediff.com. 7 October 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "About University". skuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Acharya Nagarjuna University". www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Kakatiya University, Warangal-506009, Telangana, India". kakatiya.ac.in. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Prasad, R.J. Rajendra (22 June 2001). "Bitter memories". Vol. 18, no. 12. Frontline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tummala Nageswara Rao in for a grim battle". The Hindu. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Jalagam to join hands with Jagan". The Times of India. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Jalagam Vengala Rao remembered". The Hindu. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "MLAs". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Sivanand, S. (11 September 1996). "Skeletons In The Closet: Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh chief minister Vengala Rao's memoirs rake up Narasimha Rao's past". Outlook. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Hey Ram!". The Times of India. TNN. 25 March 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "'Pv's Affair Upset Indira': Extracts from Jalagam Vengala Rao's autobiography". Outlook. 11 September 1996. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Birth anniversary of Jalagam celebrated". The Hindu. 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Further reading
- Ravichandrababu, G. (1995). Sri Jalagam Vengal Rao: a political study. Anna Centre for Public Affairs, University of Madras.
- Vimadalal, Jal Rustamji (1978). Report: Vimadalal Commission of Inquiry. The Vimadalal Commission.