Moturu Hanumantha Rao | |
|---|---|
| Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1988 to 2 April 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 Vellaturu, Guntur district |
| Died | 18 June 2001 Hyderabad, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Moturu Hanumantha Rao (1917-2001) was a Communist party leader in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India.
He was the founder-Editor of the Communist newspaper Prajasakti, published from Vijayawada.[1][2] Prajasakti was brought out as a daily under the leadership of P. Sundarayya and editorship of Moturu Hanumantha Rao on 1 August 1981, when the first issue was released by E. M. S. Namboodiripad.[3]
(i) Madras Legislative Assembly and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1952–55,
(ii) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, 1978–84 and
(iii) Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1988 to 2-4-1994; Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Rajya Sabha, 1993–94; Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Committee of CPI (M), 1964–82; Author of a few books.[4]
He died in 2001.