Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma
Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma | |
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Chairman of Madyapana Vimochana Prachara Committee | |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 July 1939 Peda Kondur, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Died | 22 March 2019 | (aged 79)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Janaki Devi |
Children | Srinivas, Vijaya |
Profession | Politician |
Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma (16 July 1939 – 22 March 2019) was an Indian politician.
Born on 16 July 1939 at Peda Konduru Village, Duggirala Mandalam,
He was a skilled orater in Telugu and Hindi because of which he was chosen as the live translator for all the speeches of late ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, during Gandhi's tour of the state of Andhra Pradesh in 1985.
Mallikarjuna Sarma contested as an independent candidate[1] for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency of Vijayawada in 2004 elections whe,re he did a lot of social work in his personal capacity. He is one of the founding members of Gandhi Hills in Vijayawada in association with Dr KL Rao and Pathuri Nagabhushanam, a social activist.
He had served as the Chairman[2][3] of Madyapana Vimochana Prachara Committee (Liquor Control Movement) since August 2007 and has been very active in the debates [4] in the propagation of liquor or eradication mission.
Prior to being the chairman of this committee, he was the secretary of Ravindra Bharathi and conducted several cultural programs.[5] Sarma was also conferred an honorary degree by Nagarjuna University.[6] Shri Uppuluri Malikarjuna Sarma S/o Rama Sastry breathed his last on March 22, 2019, in his hometown of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Family
Sarma has two sisters and six brothers.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Full Candidates List - Andhra Pradesh (Assembly Elections 2004)
- ^ "Prohibition committee formed". The Hindu. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Liquor Control Movement".
- ^ "Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma speach [sic] on Telangana issue Video". WittySparks. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- ^ The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : In Hyderabad Today
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Guntur News : ANU to celebrate Foundation Day". The Hindu. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.