Nannapaneni Rajakumari

Nannapaneni Rajakumari
Nannapaneni Rajakumari
Chief Whip, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 September 2014
ConstituencyNarasaraopet mp from TDP in 2014
Chief Whip, Cultural Affairs and Tourism minister
In office
1990–1995
Personal details
Born (1948-10-09) 9 October 1948 (age 76)[citation needed]
Saripudi, Guntur district Andhra Pradesh[citation needed]
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
SpouseNannapaneni Mukunda Rao
ChildrenNannapaneni Raghu, Nannapaneni Sudh a
Residence(s)Masab tank, Hyderabad, India
Websitehttp://www.telugudesam.org
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Nannapaneni Rajakumari is an Indian politician and ex-chairwoman of AP state Women's Commission and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader. She is an official spokesperson for the TDP.[1][2][3]

Political career

She entered politics when the actor N. T. Rama Rao started the Telugu Desam party.[citation needed] Rajakumari was elected as MLA to Andhra Pradesh Assembly on two occasions, from Sattenapalli (1983–1985)[4] and Vinukonda (1989–1994).[5] She worked as minister for Cultural affairs and Tourism in Nadendla Bhaskara Rao's government.[citation needed]

She was the first women to ever become chief whip in India during the N. Janardhana Reddy and Dr. Chenna Reddy regimes.[citation needed] She also worked President of Andhra Pradesh State Mahila Congress. Rajakumari also held president of Telugu Mahila, women wing of Telugu Desam party.[citation needed]

Rajakumari declared she would be on a fast-unto-death from 20 December 2009 against the bifurcation of AndhraPradesh state with pressure from some groups from Telegana. Federal Government announced on 9 December 2009 that process of bifurcation process will begin and later clarified on 23 December the process will begin only after wide consultation with groups from all regions of the state. Rajakumari called off her strike after this announcement from the federal government.[6]

Rajakumari wrote several novels, most famous one include 'Nannapaneni Navarathnalu 'series of 9 novels.[citation needed] Her interest in singing and writing is well known.[citation needed] She was good painter as well.[citation needed] Rajakumari spoke n All India Radio (AIR) on 97 prime time occasions on different issues of public interest.[citation needed]

Films

She plays the role as a justice in Taraka Ratna's Vijetha film.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Can Chandrababu Naidu come back to power in Andhra Pradesh on his Rs 70,000 crore crop loan waiver scheme? : South, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Nannapaneni demands action against Nagam". The Hindu. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Telangana divide all pervasive here : Latest Headlines, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Sattenapalli Assembly Constituency Details". Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Vinukonda Assembly Constituency Details". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Nannapaneni pulls a fast one". The New Indian Express. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Nannapaneni appearing as justice in 'Vijetha'". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.