Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
11th Governor of Maharashtra
In office 20 February 1988 – 18 January 1990
Chief Minister	Shankarrao Chavan Sharad Pawar
Preceded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Succeeded by	Chidambaram Subramaniam
20th Union Minister of Industry
In office 30 July 1979 – 27 November 1979
Prime Minister	Charan Singh
Preceded by	K. C. Pant
Succeeded by	T. A. Pai
President of Indian National Congress
In office June 1977 – January 1978
Preceded by	Devakanta Barua
Succeeded by	Indira Gandhi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1977–1984
Preceded by	Maddi Sudarsanam
Succeeded by	Katuri Narayana Swamy
Constituency	Narasaraopet
11th Union Minister of Home Affairs
In office 10 October 1974 – 12 March 1977
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Uma Shankar Dikshit
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
10th Union Minister of Communications
In office 11 January 1974 – 10 October 1974
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Raj Bahadur
Succeeded by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
3rd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 21 February 1964 – 30 September 1971
Governor	Pattom Thanu Pillai Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
Deputy Chief Minister	J. V. Narsing Rao (1967-1971)
Preceded by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Chapalamadugu Ramaiah Chowdary
Succeeded by	Dondeti Krishna Reddy
Constituency	Narasaraopet
In office 1956–1967
Preceded by	Andhra Pradesh Assembly Created
Succeeded by	Constituency Dissolved
Constituency	Phirangipuram
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra State
In office 1955–1956
Preceded by	Chandramouli
Succeeded by	Andhra State Assembly Dissolved
Constituency	Phirangipuram
Personal details
Born	(1909-07-28)28 July 1909 Chirumamilla, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Chirumamilla, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	20 May 1994(1994-05-20) (aged 84) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kasu Raghavamma
Relatives	Kasu Venkat Reddy (brother) Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy (Nephew) Kasu Mahesh Reddy (Grand Nephew)

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (28 July 1909 – 20 May 1994) was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress.

Early life

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy was born in Chirumamilla in Guntur district, British India
(now in Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India). His early education took place in Guntur and he graduated from Madras Presidency College. He also studied in Kerala. He practised law and was a very successful advocate. He married Raghavamma. Reddy had no children.

Career

Reddy is credited with creating the Industrial infrastructure in and around Hyderabad. He was Second Congress Leader to expel Indira Gandhi from Indian National Congress. 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 defence establishments like MIDHANI, Bharath Dynamics were established. During his tenure as the Chief Minister, Jalagam Vengal Rao, the Home Minister was instrumental in suppressing the Naxal movement in the north coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Reddy also held key positions such as Telecommunications Minister, Home Minister of India (1974–1977). It was during his tenure as home minister, Indira Gandhi declared Emergency in 1975 without his knowledge. His deputy Om Mehta was closer to Gandhi family than Reddy. He rebelled against Indira and expelled her from the Congress. She walked away with majority of leaders and cadres. Reddy headed the residual group called Reddy Congress which later merged with Congress (Indira). And also served as the Governor of Maharashtra (20 February 1988 to 18 January 1990). He was also only one of two elected All India Congress Committee Presidents, all others having been nominated.

Reddy spared no effort to keep AP united, even in the face of the 1969 Telangana Agitation. It is said that over 9 months of the movement, about 370 youngsters and students were killed in police firings and that more than 70,000 people were arrested of which 7,000 were women and that people were lathi-charged 3,266 times, and about 20,000 people were injured in the lathi charge, and 1,840 people had received bullet injuries and fractures, tear gas was supposedly used 1,870 times. It is alleged that all of this was suppressed by the then Kasu Brahmananda Reddy government by using brute force.

The famous Chiran Palace was named after Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in his honor.

External links

• History of Andhra