Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga
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Born | Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao 4 July 1947 Katuru, Vuyyuru, Krishna district |
Died | 26 December 1988 | (aged 41)
Cause of death | Murder |
Other names | Ranga |
Occupation | Politician |
Title | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Term | 1985 – 1988 |
Predecessor | Adusumilli Jaiprakash Rao |
Successor | Vangaveeti Ratna Kumari |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Ratnakumari |
Children | 2 |
Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao (4 July 1947 – 26 December 1988) was an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[1] He represented Vijayawada East assembly constituency as a member of Indian National Congress.
Ranga's elder brother, Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Rao Sr., was associated with Chalasani Venkata Rathnam, secretary of the
The power struggle between the politically powerful Mohana Ranga and the Devineni family led to the splitting of the United Independent Organization and to the alleged protracted murders of brothers Devineni Chandrasekhar (Gandhi) in 1979 and Devineni Murali in 1988.
Personal life
Mohana Ranga was born in Katuru near Vuyyuru, located in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on 4 July 1947. His parents are Vangaveeti Seetharamaya, and Vangaveeti Savithramma. He had four elder brothers — Vangaveeti Koteswara Rao (passed away at early age), Vangaveeti Venkata Narayana Rao (APSRTC employee), Vangaveeti Sobhana Chalapathi Rao (ex-MLA Vuyyuru in 1989) and Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Rao Sr., popularly known as Robinhood Radha, who was murdered in 1974. Mohana Ranga was married to Chennupati Ratna Kumari; they had a son Radha Krishnan, named after Ranga's brother Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Sr., and a daughter, Vangaveeti Asha Kiran.
Political career
Vangaveeti Ranga entered public life after the death of his elder brother Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Sr. His political career began in 1981, when he ran in the municipal election and the Congress Party withdrew its candidate in his favor. His rival in the district,
Riots
Following his death, there were riots throughout the region.
Successors
Mohana Ranga's widow Ratna Kumari was elected MLA in 1989; in her second term, she switched from the Congress Party to the TDP.[1] Radha Krishna Jr also entered politics after his father's death.[7] He was a Congress Party MLA from 2004 to 2009; later he shifted to the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP)[8] then to the YSR Congress Party in 2012,[9] and then to TDP in 2019.
In popular culture
- Vangaveeti, 2016 biographical film based on Vijayawada Gang Warfare, directed by Ram Gopal Varma
References
- ^ a b c d e "It all began at the auto stand". The New Indian Express. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Bid on ex-MLA's son: 4 held". The Hindu. 11 February 2004. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Menon, Amarnath K. (31 January 1989). "A caste war erupts". India Today.
- ^ a b c Jafri, Syed Amin (5 March 2002). "All 33 accused in V M Ranga Rao murder acquitted". Rediff.com.
- ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy (28 December 1998). "India Sends Troops to Quell Riots in Southern State". The New York Times.
- ^ "Not many surprised as 'settlement Pandu' meets a violent end". The Times of India. TNN. 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga remembered". The Hindu. 27 December 2007.
- TNN. 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Vangaveeti Radhakrishna joins YSRCP". The Hindu. 28 April 2012.