Background
He is the grandson of Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the most revered politician in Karnataka, who was the 2nd Chief Minister of the State, and, who built the State Legislature called Vidhana Soudha.
He is the grandson of Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the most revered politician in Karnataka, who was the 2nd Chief Minister of the State, and, who built the State Legislature called Vidhana Soudha.
Kengal Shreepada Renu, born in Bangalore in the State of Karnataka is the son of Doctor T. Timmaiah, Indian Administrative Service (Retd) who did his Doctor of Philosophy from London, and Vijayalakshmi. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) from U.V.C.E. Bangalore University, and an Master of Business Administration in International Finance from University of Central Oklahoma in the United States of America.
Shreepada Renu is presently the spokesperson for the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. He participated in the Padayatra from Bangalore to Bellary, a total of 320 kilometres. He was also an observer for the Ramanagar and Mandya district 2013 by-elections.
He is chairman of the Kengal Hanumanthaiya Memorial Trust which has held various functions attended by the Honorable President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, Honorable Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, and various Congress leaders
Cricket
Shreepada Renu also represented Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy.
Of the 6 crore (60 million) population of Karnataka, only 250 players have played for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy since its inception in 1942. Represented Karnataka State "B" team in 1982-1983.
He is a member of the Campaign Committee.