On the occasion of the 153rd birth anniversary of the freedom fighter and the first Chief Minister of the State, Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu’s — his great-grandson, Tanguturi Santosh Kumar, was felicitated by Minister for Social Welfare Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, at the Collectorate here on Friday. He had played a significant role in the freedom struggle, particularly …
Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, popularly known as Andhra Kesari, is known as the most incorruptible politician. Born into a very poor Brahmin family on August 23, 1872, Prakasam Pantulu became the first chief minister of Andhra state, the first state to be formed on linguistic basis. However, crowds gathered at the Madras High Court near Paris Corner and when the police …
