Background
REDDY, Kasu was born on July 28, 1909 in Chirumamilla. Son of Venkatakrishna and Sayamma Reddy.
REDDY, Kasu was born on July 28, 1909 in Chirumamilla. Son of Venkatakrishna and Sayamma Reddy.
His early education took place in Guntur and he graduated from Madras Presidency College and also studied in Kerala.
On 3 June 1977, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress. He practised law and was a very successful advocate. 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 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, HMT, 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.
Reddy also held key positions such as Telecommunications Minister, Finance Minister, Home Minister of India (1974–1977) and 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 resign from aicc president because mr.prakash upadhyay(famous journalist of that time)asked a question to reddy.the question was.will you resign from aicc president if indira gandhi ask you? Reddy spared no effort to keep Associated Press united, even in the face of Telangana movement in 1969.
lieutenant 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 lathicharged 3,266 times, and about 20,000 people were injured in the lathicharges, and 1840 people had received bullet injuries and fractures, tear gas was supposedly used 1870 times.
lieutenant 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.
Madras Assembly 1946-1952. Lok Sabha for Narasaraopet 1977-1979.
Married Raghavamma Reddy.