Tulla Devender Goud

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Tulla Devender Goud, well known as Devender Goud is the founding president of Nava Telangana Praja Party(NTPP) fighting for separate statehood of Telangana state of India as the people of ten districts of Telangana region are being treated as second rate citizens with no proper representation of Telangana people in jobs, politics, and government including improper diversion of water from Krishna and Godavari rivers to non-telangana regions at the expense of injustice meted to Telangana region. [ [http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/24/stories/2008062456910100.htm Devender Goud resigns for Telangana separate state] ]

Devender Goud , a prominent backward classes leader from Andhra Pradesh worked as cabinet minister representing BC welfare and Prohibition portfolios in N.T. Rama Rao(former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh) cabinet. He also worked as cabinet minister representing Revenue and Home portfolios in Nara Chandrababu Naidu(former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh).

He got elected thrice to Legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh from Medchal assembly constituency from Telugu Desam Party political party. He was a TDP polit bureau member, deputy leader of TDP legislature party and was considered number two leader next to Nara Chandrababu Naidu in TDP before he resigned TDP party to fight for separate statehood of Telangana state.

Personal Details

T.Devender Goud was born on March 18,1953 at Tukkuda village of Maheswaram mandal in RR district of Andhra Pradesh to Sri.Tulla Sayanna Goud and Smt.Sathemma. He did his bachelors in commerce from Badruka college at Hyderabad of Andhra Pradesh in India. [ [http://www.goudsinfo.com/famous-Devendergoud.htm Devender Goud Biography] ]

He got married to Smt.Vinoda in 1978 and were blessed with three sons Vijayender Goud(M.B.A), Vinay Goud(M.B.B.S), and Virender Goud(M.B.A).

Political career

Devender Goud born in political family through his maternal uncles supporting Indian National Congress built his interest towards politics when he initially got elected as student leader during his college days. Having seen his maternal uncles who were in Indian National Congress political party forcibly restricted to village level politics by the dominant Forward Castes in Indian National Congress he got attracted to the policies, opportunities and the boom created by the then famous Telugu film actor N.T. Rama Rao who started a new political party called Telugu Desam Party in 1982 in Andhra Pradesh of India to counter the then ruling Indian National Congress party in Andhra Pradesh.

He after joining Telugu Desam Party which defeated Indian National Congress of Andhra Pradesh in 1983 got elected as Chairman of Zilla Parishad for RR district in 1988 by direct election with entire RR district as electorate.

Having seen the leadership qualities of Devender Goud during his five year tenure of Zilla Parishad chairman, N.T. Rama Rao who was the founder chairman of TDP and also the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh declared Devender Goud(a prominent backward caste leader) as TDP party candidate for Medchal assembly constituency six months prior to the scheduled elections of 1994 Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. He got elected first time as MLA(Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)) representing Medchal assembly constituency of RR district in Andhra Pradesh in 1994 with huge majority.

After his first time win as MLA from Medchal assembly constituency in 1994 , he was inducted into cabinet of N.T. Rama Rao as minister for three independent portfolios BC welfare, Co-operation, and total Prohibition. He was elevated as Revenue Minister in Nara Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet after Nara Chandrababu Naidu revolted against N.T. Rama Rao in 1995. [ [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEU20080624014424&Page=U&Title=Hyderabad&Topic=0 Devender Goud, a prominent B.C Leader] ]

He won second term as MLA from Medchal assembly constituency in 1999 with huge margin of more than seventy seven thousand votes [ [http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/12/stories/2004041205930400.htm Devender Goud from Medchal Constituency] ] . Subsequently, he became minister for Home, Jails, Fireservices, NCC, Sainik Welfare, Film Development Corporation and Cinematography in Nara Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. [ [http://www.goudsinfo.com/famous-Devendergoud.htm Devender Goud profile] ]

He later won record-third term from Medchal assembly constituency in 2004 in spite of anti-incumbency, anti-TDP government combined with separate Telangana statehood sentiment swept the Andhra Pradesh state. As Telugu Desam Party lost the 2004 elections to Indian National Congress, Devender Goud was appointed as deputy leader for TDP Legislature party in Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. He was also the polit bureau member of Telugu Desam Party since 1991.

Right from 2004, having seen the injustice meted to Telangana regions with respect to diversion of water from Krishna and Godavari rivers to non-Telangana regions, the way Indian National Congress party sidelined the separate statehood for Telangana in spite of Indian National Congress party came to power with promise to separate Telangana state with seat sharing with TRS born to fight for Telangana state in 2004 elections, indiscriminate sales of Telangana region government/public lands with no proper representation to Telangana region people in local jobs of Telangana region including administrative and bureaucratic nominated posts , Devender Goud strongly perceived that Telangana leaders should fight against injustice meted to Telangana regions. For this, he organized and took padayatra (procession on foot) from Pranahitha to Chevella which was warmly received by Telangana region people and forced TDP to support for separate statehood of Telangana in the by-elections held in May 2008 as a polit bureau member of TDP party from Telangana region. [ [http://www.greatandhra.com/gossips/jul2006/goud_hero.php Devender Goud Padayatra] ] [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Hyderabad/Devender_Goud_sings_Telangana_tune/articleshow/2695678.cms Devender Goud, champion of Telangana] ]

After results of May 2008 by-elections held in Telangana region, Telugu Desam Party stepped back from the promise of separate statehood of Telangana and instead constituted a nominal committee to decide the fate of Telangana state. Devender Goud having felt that both Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party are not in favour of separate statehood of Telangana and are constituting committees just to prolong the issue so that Telangana region people may give up the demand for Telangana state [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/06/12/stories/2008061258870100.htm Devender Goud presses for Telangana in TDP Party] ] , Devender Goud resigned Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party on June 23, 2008 to protest against Telugu Desam Party opposition to Telangana separate statehood. [ [http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/11goud.htm Devender Goud resigns TDP for Telangana Separate Statehood] ]

On June 28, 2008 he organized Telangana Sadhana Samithi discussion with scholars and professors from Telangana regions to discuss future steps in fighting for separate state for Telangana region. [ [http://andhrajyothy.com/mainshow.asp?qry=/2008/jun/28new20 Telangana Sadhana Samithi] ] [ [http://eenadu.net/breakhtml10.asp Telangana Sadhana Samithi] ] . Telangana Sadhana Samithi was attended by 3000 delegates including Praja Gayakudu Gaddar, freedom fighter Konda Laxman Bapuji, Andhra University former vice chancellor Simhadri, Senior Journalist Mallepalli Laxmaiah, Delhi University professor Tirumali, Kakatiya University professor Venkatanarayana, Osmania University professor Visveshwara Rao, Telangana Ikya Karyana Samithi President Desini China Mallaiah Goud along with various educationlists, journalists, professors, chancellors and vice-chancellors. Telangana Sadhana Samithi was inaugurated by Professor Jaya Shankar. [ [http://vaarttha.com/vaarttha/hed1.as Telangana Sadhana Samithi for future steps for Telangana fight] ]

On July 09, 2008 he organized a convention with students of Telangana region at Osmania University arts college explaining why he resigned Telugu Desam Party and how he plans to lead the agitation for separate statehood for Telangana state through non-violation steps followed by Mahatma Gandhi for Independence of India. He stressed the importance of participation of students in fighting for separate statehood of Telangana without violence as happened between 1967 and 1971. [ [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEU20080709161731&Page=U&Title=Hyderabad&Topic=0& Devender Goud asks Telangana Students to Play Key Role] ]

On July 11,2008 Devender Goud announced new political party named Nava Telangana Praja Party(NTPP) to fight for Telangana statehood.

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