Tanguturi Prakasam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician and freedom fighter
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Place of Birth: Vinodarayunipalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Tanguturi Prakasam
- Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter, chief minister of the Madras Presidency, and subsequently became the first chief minister of the new Andhra state, created by the partition of Madras State along linguistic lines.
- He was also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra).
- The Andhra Pradesh government issued G.O RT-2500 on 10 August 2014 declaring his birth anniversary a state festival.
- Andhra Kesari 9 feet Statue in Parliament houses, Statue was Unveiled by Kocheril Raman Narayanan, Presidents of India on 5 May 2000.
- Andhra Kesari it was the first Biopic Movies on CMs, which was Directed by Vijayachander, It was released on 1 November 1983, the Andhra Pradesh Formation day.
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