Tanguturi Prakasam

Tanguturi Prakasam
T. Prakasam commemorative stamp
1st Chief Minister of Andhra State
In office
1 October 1953 – 15 November 1954
GovernorChandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
DeputyNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded byOffice established
(C. Rajagopalachari as Chief Minister of Madras State)
Succeeded byPresident's rule
3rd Premier of Madras Presidency
In office
30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947
GovernorHenry Foley Knight
Archibald Nye
Preceded byGovernor's rule
Succeeded byO. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar
Personal details
Born
Tanguturi Prakasam

(1872-08-23)23 August 1872
Vinodarayunipalem, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died20 May 1957(1957-05-20) (aged 84)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Telangana, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseHanumayamma
ProfessionFreedom Fighter
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
Statesman
NicknameAndhra Kesari

Tanguturi Prakasam popularly known as Prakasam Pantulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957), was an Indian jurist, political leader, social reformer, and anti-colonial nationalist who served as the Premier of the Madras Presidency. Prakasam subsequently became the first chief minister of the erstwhile Andhra State, created by the partition of Madras State along the linguistic lines. Prakasam was known as "Andhra Kesari" which translates to "Lion of Andhra". The Andhra Pradesh government issued G.O RT-2500 on 10 August 2014 declaring his birth anniversary a State holiday.[1]

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