SWAPNIL SANSAR, ENGLISH WEEKLY,LUCKNOW, 14,MAY, 2019 (05) N. S. Reddy created many records Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was Telugu-speaking Hindu 1960. He was Chief Minister Scheduled Tribes. During his 1977.However he resigned a the sixth President of India, peasant family in Illur village, for a second time from 12 term as Speaker a defamation few months later to contest in serving from 1977 to 1982. Madras Presidency (present- March 1962 to 20 February suit filed against him by an the presidential elections of Beginning a long political day Anantapur district, Andhra 1964, thus holding that office MP resulted in the Supreme career with the Indian Pradesh) on 19 May 1913. He for over five years. Reddy was Court's ruling that studied at the MLA from Sri Kalahasti and parliamentarians had com - 19 th May Theosophical Dhone respectively during his plete freedom of speech in High School at stints as Chief Minister.The the House and that the courts July 1977. Reddy's second Adayar in Nagarjuna Sagar and had no say in such matters. term as Speaker lasted three Madras and later Srisailam multipurpose river Reddy described his role as months and 17 days and enrolled at the valley projects were initiated being the 'watchman of the remains till date the shortest Government Arts during his tenure.In 2005, the Parliament'. He however had tenure for anyone to have College at Chandrababu Naidu-led several hostile encounters held that post. The Anantapur, an government of the Telugu with Prime Minister Indira presidential election of 1977 affiliate of the Desam Party renamed the Gandhi in the House that was necessitated by the University of Srisailam project to Neelam proved costly when he death in office of the Madras, as an Sanjiva Reddy Sagar in his became, two years later, the incumbent Fakhruddin Ali undergraduate. honour. The Congress Congress Party's nominee to Ahmed. Although Prime In 1958, Sri governments under Reddy succeed Zakir Hussain as Minister Morarji Desai wanted Venkateswara placed emphasis on rural President.In 1969, following to nominate danseuse University, development, agriculture and President Zakir Hussain's Rukmini Devi Arundale for the Tirupati allied sectors. The shift death, the Congress party post, she turned down the bestowed the towards industrialisation nominated Reddy, a member offer. Reddy was elected degree of remained limited and was of its Syndicate faction, as unopposed, the only Honorary Doctor largely driven by the central candidate for President President to be elected thus, of Laws on him government's investments in although Prime Minister Indira after being unanimously because of his large public sector enterprises Gandhi opposed him. She supported by all political National Congress party in role in its founding. in the state. Reddy's first term was forced to accept Reddy parties including the the Indian independence Reddy was married to as Chief Minister ended in as the Congress party's opposition Congress party. At movement, he went on to hold Neelam Nagaratnamma. The 1960 after he resigned on official candidate and feared 65, he became the youngest several key offices in couple had one son and three being elected President of the his election would allow the ever person to be elected independent India as the first daughters. Reddy joined the Indian National Congress. In Syndicate to expel her from President of India. He was Chief Minister of Andhra Indian struggle for 1964, he resigned voluntarily office.She asked Congress also the only serious Pradesh, a two-time Speaker independence from the British following unfavourable legislators to "vote according presidential candidate to have of the Lok Sabha and a Union Raj following Mahatma observations made against to their conscience" rather contested twice – in 1969 Minister—before becoming Gandhi's visit to Anantapur in the Government of Andhra than blindly toe the Party line, against V V Giri and in 1977. the youngest-ever Indian July 1929 and dropped out of Pradesh by the Supreme in effect giving a call to 37 candidates had filed their president. Born in present- college in 1931. He was Court in the Bus Routes support the independent nominations for the day Anantapur district, Andhra closely associated with the Nationalisation case. Reddy candidate V V Giri.In a presidency of whom 36 were Pradesh, Reddy completed Youth League and served thrice as President of closely fought election held on rejected by the returning his schooling at Adayar and participated in a student the Indian National Congress 16 August 1969, V V Giri officer. Following these joined the Government Arts satyagraha. In 1938, Reddy at its Bangalore, Bhavnagar emerged victorious, winning disqualifica-tions, Reddy College at Anantapur. He quit was elected Secretary of the and Patna sessions during 48.01 per cent of the first pref - remained the only validly to become an Indian Andhra Pradesh Provincial 1960 to 1962. At the erence votes and nominated candidate in the independence activist and Congress Committee, an Congress session at Goa in subsequently getting a fray which made elections was jailed for participating in office he held for ten years. 1962, Reddy's speech stating majority on counting the unnecessary. Reddy thus the Quit India Movement. He During the Quit India India's determination to end second preference votes. In became the first person to be was elected to the Madras Movement, he was the Chinese occupation of the final tally, Giri had 420,077 elected President of India Legislative Assembly in 1946 imprisoned and was mostly in Indian territory and the votes against the quota of without a contest and remains as a Congress party jail between 1940 to 1945. irrevocable nature of the liber - 418,169 votes required to be the only President to have representative. Reddy Released in March 1942, he ation of Goa was enthusiasti - elected President and Reddy been elected unopposed. became deputy chief minister was arrested again in August cally received by had 405,427 votes. The President Neelam Sanjiva of Andhra State in 1953 and and sent to the Amraoti jail attendees.He was thrice election led to much discord Reddy led seven state visits the first Chief Minister of where he served time with member of the Rajya Sabha. within the Congress Party and between 1980 and 1982. He Andhra Pradesh in 1956. He activists T Prakasam, S. From June 1964, Reddy was culminated in the historic split visited USSR, Bulgaria, was a union cabinet minister Satyamurti, K Kamaraj and V Union Minister of Steel and of 1969 and the subsequent Kenya, Zambia, UK, Ireland, under Prime Ministers Lal V Giri till 1945. Elected to the Mines in the Lal Bahadur rise of Indira Gandhi in Indian Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bahadur Shastri and Indira Madras Legislative Assembly Shastri government. He also politics.Subsequently, Reddy, Ireland and Yugoslavia. Gandhi from 1964 to 1967 in 1946 as a Congress served as Union Minister of who had resigned as Speaker Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was and Lok Sabha Speaker from representative, Reddy Transport, Civil Aviation, of the Lok Sabha to contest elected on 21 July 1977 and 1967 to 1969. He later retired became secretary of the Shipping and Tourism from the election, retired from was sworn in as the sixth from active politics but Congress' legislature party. January 1966 to March 1967 active politics and moved President of India on 25 July returned in 1975, responding He was also a Member of the in Indira Gandhi's Cabinet. In back to Anantapur where he 1977. Reddy worked with to Jayaprakash Narayan's call Indian Constituent Assembly the general elections of 1967, took to farming.In response to three governments, with for "Total Revolution" against from Madras. From April 1949 Reddy was elected to the Lok Jayaprakash Narayan's call Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, the Indira Gandhi to April 1951, he was the Sabha from Hindupur in for a Total Revolution, Reddy Charan Singh and Indira government. Elected to Minister for Prohibition, Andhra Pradesh. On 17 emerged from his political Gandhi. Reddy announced, Parliament in 1977 as a can - Housing and Forests of the March 1967, Reddy was exile in 1975. In January on the eve of India's thirtieth didate of the Janata Party, Madras State. Reddy lost the elected Speaker of the Fourth 1977, he was made a anniversary of Independence, Reddy was unanimously 1951 election to the Madras Lok Sabha becoming only the member of the Committee of that he would be moving out elected Speaker of the Sixth Legislative Assembly to the third person to be elected the Janata Party and in of the Rashtrapati Bhawan to Lok Sabha and three months Commun-ist leader Tarimela Speaker of the house during March, he fought the General a smaller accommodation and later was elected unopposed Nagi Reddy. In 1951, in a their inaugural term.To Election from the Nandyal that he would be taking a 70 as President of India. As closely contested election, he emphasize the independence constituency in Andhra percent pay cut in solidarity President, Reddy worked with was elected President of the of the Speaker's office, Reddy Pradesh as a Janata Party with India's impoverished Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Andhra Pradesh Congress resigned from the Congress candidate. He was the only masses.Relations between Charan Singh and Indira Committee defeating N G Party. His term as Speaker non-Congress candidate to Reddy and Desai soon Gandhi. Reddy was Ranga. When the Andhra was marked by several firsts be elected from Andhra soured over the latter's succeeded by Giani Zail State was formed in 1953, T. including the admission of a Pradesh.The Congress Party promotion of his son, Kanti Singh in 1982 and he retired Prakasam became its Chief No-Confidence Motion on the led by Prime Minister Indira Desai, in politics and over to his farm in Anantapur. He Minister and Reddy became same day as the President's Gandhi was defeated, ending Desai's communicationwith died in 1996 and his samadhi the deputy.After the later address to a joint session of 30 years of Congress rule in Chief Ministers Vengala Rao is at Kalahalli near Bangalore. formation of the Andhra Parliament, the handing down India and a five party coalition and Channa Reddy on the In 2013, the Government of Pradesh state by incorporat - of a sentence of imprisonment with Morarji Desai as its issue of land ceilings in Andhra Pradesh ing Telengana with the Andhra for Contempt of the house leader came to power.Reddy Andhra Pradesh.Following commemorated Reddy's birth State, Reddy became its first and the setting up of the was unanimously elected mass defections from the centenary. Chief Minister from 1 Committee on the Welfare of Speaker of the Sixth Lok Janata Party. CONTD.ON Reddy was born into a November 1956 to 11 January the Scheduled Castes and Sabha on 26 March PAGE.NO .07