- Tanguturi Anjaiah
Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919 - 1986) was the
Chief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh ,India from October 1980 to February 1982.Early life
Born in 1919. He was also known as Ramakrishna Reddi Talla.
Career
Anjaiah, as the
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was known for his accommodative politics; his cabinet of ministers was 72 member strong [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/03/26/stories/2004032604711300.htm] and the biggest in the history of Andhra Pradesh.Anjaiah was insulted in public by
Rajiv Gandhi , son of the then prime minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi at the Hyderabad Airport. This was one of the incidents adverted to byN. T. Rama Rao , when he startedTelugu Desam Party whose objective was to restore the self-respect ("Athma Gauravam") of Telugus [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Jan162005/sl5.asp] .When
Indira Gandhi replaced Anjaiah from the position of Chief Minister, he is believed to have remarked "I came by the grace of Madam and I am going under her orders; I don't know why I came... and why I am going." [http://www.funtrivia.com/submitquiz.cfm?quiz=112192]ee also
List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh References
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