- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (born
July 28 1909 at Chirumamilli inGuntur District , A.P. – died on May 20, 1994) at Hyderabad, was theChief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh ,India fromFebruary 29 ,1964 toSeptember 30 1971 . OnJune 3 ,1977 he was elected president of theIndian National Congress .Kasu Brahmananda Reddy is credited with creating the Industrial infrastructure in and around Hyderabad. During his long regime of seven years (Longest for any Congress chief minister in the state of Andhra Pradesh), many major industries like
BHEL ,HMT , IDPL, Hindustan Cables and several defense establishments like MIDHANI, Bharath Dynamics were established.He was also revered for giving orders to kill 390 students to suppress Telangana Movement in 1969.Kasu Brahmananda Reddy also held the key positions, such as Home Minister of India (1974 - 1977) and the Governor of Maharastra (February 20, 1988 to January 18, 1990). His nephew Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy (son of his famous brother Kasu Vengala Reddy) is a Cabinet Minister in the A.P. Govt. Mr. Reddy had no children. The famous
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, was named in his honor.External links
* [http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html History of Andhra]
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