Background
He was born to Shri S. V. Purushottam on 24 May 1911.
lawyer politician member of the Lok Sabha
He was born to Shri S. V. Purushottam on 24 May 1911.
He was educated at Andhra Christian College, Guntur and Law College, Madras and Law College, Trivandrum.
He practiced law from 1936 till 2004. He represented the Brodipet ward as a councillor in 1939. He was secretary of Bar Association, Guntur in 1942-1943 and was Bar Association president consecutively from 1965 to 1970.
He served jail terms twice during Indian freedom movement.
He led the Trade Union of Krishna Cement Company as its President in 1930s. He died in Guntur on 28 September 2006.