Tanguturi Anjaiah
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Tanguturi Anjaiah or Ramakrishna Reddi Talla (1919–1986) was the Chief Minister
Chief Minister
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 of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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, India
India
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 from October 1980 to February 1982.

Career

T. Anjaiah rose from a worker in Allwyn
Hyderabad Allwyn Limited
Hyderabad Allwyn Limited was established in January 1942 as Allwyn Metal Works. It was started as joint venture of lndustrial Development Trust of the Nizam's Hyderabad Government and M/s Alladin & Company...

, Hyderabad
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

 to become a trade union leader and later Union Labour Minister.

Anjaiah, as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was known for his accommodating 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.

He was insulted in public by Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...

, son of the then prime minister of India Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...

 at the Hyderabad Airport. This was one of the incidents adverted to by N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
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, when he started Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
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 whose objective was to restore the self-respect (Athma Gauravam) of Telugu
Telugu people
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s http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Jan162005/sl5.asp.

When Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...

 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

Lumbini Park
Lumbini Park
Lumbini Park is a small public, urban park of adjacent to Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad, India. Since it is geographically located in the center of the city and is in close proximity to other tourist attractions, such as Birla Mandir and Necklace Road, it attracts many visitors throughout the year...

 in Hyderabad was renamed as Anjaiah Lumbini park on his memory in 2006.

Personal life

T. Anjaiah was married to T. Manemma. She served as a Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

 MP
Member of Parliament
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 and is presently the MLA of Musheerabad
Musheerabad
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. They have a son Srinivas Reddy and four daughters.

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