Career
He also wrote the famous poem about Andhra, Cheyyethi Jai kottu Telugoda! Gatamentho Ghana keerthi kalavoda. He was the Editor of the Telugu News Daily "Visalandhra" during the years 1968-1972. During his second tenure, he was the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.
He was the only Modern Language Association who represented this constituency and served in Assembly as the Leader of Opposition.
The mile stones in the development of Mangalagiri during his representation are Pilot Drinking Water Scheme (1975) and Degree College (1977). He was born in 1917 and died on 8-4-2000.