Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma
Uppuluri Mallikarjuna Sarma | |
|---|---|
| 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 (born 16 July 1939 at Peda Konduru Village, Duggirala Mandalam, Guntur District), S/O Sri Uppuluri Rama Sastry is one of the dedicated members of Khaddar Samsthanam, a trust established by Sri Uppuluri Venkata Krishnaiah and Sri Uppuluri Rama Sastry in the year 1935. He breathed his last on 22 March 2019 in his hometown Vijayawada.
He started his association with the Indian National Congress and has been committed for the same right from the age of 12 coinciding with the initial periods of Independent India. He was the general secretary of Andhra Pradesh State Congress and member of All India Congress Committee.
He has orating skills 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 when he toured the state of Andhra Pradesh in 1985.
Sarma contested as an independent candidate [1] for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency of Vijayawada in 2004 elections where 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 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 expired on 22 March 2019 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Family
Sarma has two sisters and six brothers.
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
- ^ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Guntur News : ANU to celebrate Foundation Day". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.