Thakkalapalli Purushothama Rao
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Thakkalapalli Purushothama Rao | |
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| Born | 20 March 1937 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Thakkalapalli Purushothama Rao (born 20 March 1937) is an Indian politician. He was the cabinet minister for Roads, Buildings and Ports, Government of Andhra Pradesh from 1993 to 1994.[1] Presently he is the Chairman for High Power Committee on Remote Interior Area Development.[2]
Rao was born in an affluent royal family on 20 March 1937 in Konkapaka village of Warangal district, Hyderabad State. At twenty-five he was elected as the Wardhannapet Samithi President. Later, he was elected to the 4th and 5th assembly from Wardhannapet constituency.[3] In 1989 he was elected from Warangal constituency.[4] In 1969, Rao unveiled Telangana map in the state assembly and he was for outright separation during the 1969 Telangana movement and he supported the student views.[5] In the year 1972, all candidates belonging to STPS under the leadership of M Sridhar Reddy contested the assembly elections, however, only Mr.Rao got elected from Wardhannapet constituency of Warangal District and rest were defeated.[6]
