Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (Aged 84) was born on 23 August 1872 Vinodarayunipalem, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a notable Indian politician, freedom fighter, and the chief minister of the Madras Presidency. He became the first chief minister of the newly created Andhra state following the partition of Madras State on linguistic lines. He was also known as Andhra Kesari, which means “Lion of Andhra.” On 10 August 2014, the Andhra Pradesh government declared his birth anniversary a state festival through G.O RT-2500.
A 9-feet statue of Andhra Kesari was unveiled in the Parliament House by Kocheril Raman Narayanan, the then President of India, on 5 May 2000. Vijayachander directed the first biopic movie on chief ministers, Andhra Kesari, which was released on 1 November 1983, the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day.
Prakasam worked as a lawyer and dealt with both civil and criminal cases. One of the significant criminal cases he handled was the Ashe murder case. Ashe, the Collector of Tirunelveli, was shot dead in 1907 by Vanchinathan when Bipin Chandra Pal, a nationalist leader from Bengal, was touring the region and delivering speeches on nationalism. Prakasam defended one of the accused and ensured that he received a light sentence.
Prakasam also edited Law Times, a legal magazine, and presided over Bipin Chandra Pal’s lecture in Madras when others were afraid to come forward due to the government’s concerns that Pal’s speeches bordered on sedition. He gave up his lucrative law practice and started attending Congress Party sessions regularly after signing the Satyagraha pledge in October 1921. He was the working editor of the newspaper Swarajya, published simultaneously in English, Telugu, and Tamil. He also comforted people during times of unrest or strife, such as during a riot.
After the Congress Party’s victory in the 1946 elections in Madras Presidency, Prakasam became the prime minister on 30 April 1946. He passed away by 20 May 1957 Hyderabad, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Tanguturi Prakasam
(1872 – 1957) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (Aged 84) was born on 23 August 1872 Vinodarayunipalem, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a notable Indian politician, freedom fighter, and the chief minister of the Madras Presidency. He became the first chief minister of the newly created Andhra state following the partition of Madras State on linguistic lines. He was also known as Andhra Kesari, which means “Lion of Andhra.” On 10 August 2014, the Andhra Pradesh government declared his birth anniversary a state festival through G.O RT-2500.
A 9-feet statue of Andhra Kesari was unveiled in the Parliament House by Kocheril Raman Narayanan, the then President of India, on 5 May 2000. Vijayachander directed the first biopic movie on chief ministers, Andhra Kesari, which was released on 1 November 1983, the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day.
Prakasam worked as a lawyer and dealt with both civil and criminal cases. One of the significant criminal cases he handled was the Ashe murder case. Ashe, the Collector of Tirunelveli, was shot dead in 1907 by Vanchinathan when Bipin Chandra Pal, a nationalist leader from Bengal, was touring the region and delivering speeches on nationalism. Prakasam defended one of the accused and ensured that he received a light sentence.
Prakasam also edited Law Times, a legal magazine, and presided over Bipin Chandra Pal’s lecture in Madras when others were afraid to come forward due to the government’s concerns that Pal’s speeches bordered on sedition. He gave up his lucrative law practice and started attending Congress Party sessions regularly after signing the Satyagraha pledge in October 1921. He was the working editor of the newspaper Swarajya, published simultaneously in English, Telugu, and Tamil. He also comforted people during times of unrest or strife, such as during a riot.
After the Congress Party’s victory in the 1946 elections in Madras Presidency, Prakasam became the prime minister on 30 April 1946. He passed away by 20 May 1957 Hyderabad, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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