Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
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Kasu Brahmananda Reddy at Hyderabad, was the Chief Minister
Chief Minister
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 of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977 he was elected president of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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.

Early life

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy was born in Thuubadu in Guntur District
Guntur district
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, Andhra Pradesh.

Career

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy is credited with creating the Industrial infrastructure in and around Hyderabad. Only congress president 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
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, IDPL, Hindustan Cables and several defense 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. Kasu spared no effort to keep AP united, even in the face of Telangana separatist movement in 1969.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy also held the key positions, such as Home Minister of India (1974–1977) and the Governor of Maharastra (20 February 1988 to 18 January 1990).

As Every coin has tails and heads he also having the same, Over 9 months of the movement, about 370 youngsters and students were killed in police firings, more than 70,000 people were arrested of which 7000 were women. People were lathicharged 3266 times, about 20,000 people were injured in the lathicharges, and 1840 people had received bullet injuries and fractures, tear gas was used 1870 times. But it 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
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park , known earlier as Chiran Palace, is a palace complex and now a national park located in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, AP, India. The park has an approximate area of 1.4 km2...

 in Jubilee Hills
Jubilee Hills
Jubilee Hills is a suburban neighbourhood in west Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is presently one of the most expensive residential locations in India with prime land prices fetching up to Rs. 200,000 per square yard. A tract of land in the city was sold for nearly Rs. 3,340,000,000 in 2005...

, Hyderabad, was named in his honor.

Personal life

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy's nephew Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy (son of his famous brother Kasu Vengala Reddy) is a Cabinet Minister in the A.P. Govt. He had no children.

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