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Mundlapati'Ramanadha Rao'
Died
Vijayawada, India
Other namesPedda Rammayya, Vakkapodi Pantulu
OrganizationIndian National Congress

Mundlapati Ramanadha Rao was an Indian nationalist, social worker and freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh.

Political career

Rao was fascinated as a child by Mahatma Gandhi's ideology of non-violence. He joined the campaign for Indian independence. He entered the Khadi movement and spent six months in Sabarmati Ashram with Gandhi at the age of 26.

He worked for rural development after independence. Apart from this he focused on Penuganchiprolu mandal in Krishna district.

With the public support he was elected as Society President unanimously for three decades (from 1955 to 1986 around).

He also kept his efforts for the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Pulichintala Project along with his friend Muktyala Raja.

References

Sakshi/29 May/ Jaggaiahpet edition/Ramanadham Mruthi

Eenadu/10 June/ Jaggayyapet edition "Neti taram Ramanadhanni adarsham ga teskovali"-Suryadevara Nageswar Rao CPI District Leader

Andhrajyothi/10 June/Jaggayyapet edition/"Ramanadhaniki ghanamga nevali"-Y.S.R. Congress Leader Samineni Udayabhanu

Sakshi/10 June/ Jaggayyapet edition/"Ramanadham sevalu maruvalenivi"-Y.S.R. Congress Leader Samineni Udayabhanu Mallela Padbhanabham, Suryadevara, Sriram Tathayya, Nettem Raghu ram, Samineni viswanadham, jhon Kotayah

  • [1] by Sakshi paper
  • [2] by Eenadu paper
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