Nannapaneni Rajakumari | |
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Chief Whip, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 6 September 2014 | |
Constituency | Narasaraopet mp from TDP in 2014 |
Chief Whip, Cultural Affairs and Tourism minister | |
In office 1990–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Saripudi, Guntur district Andhra Pradesh[citation needed] | 9 October 1948 [
Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
Spouse | Nannapaneni Mukunda Rao |
Children | Nannapaneni Raghu, Nannapaneni Sudh a |
Residence(s) | Masab tank, Hyderabad, India |
Website | http://www.telugudesam.org |
Ntg | |
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]
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]
She plays the role as a justice in Taraka Ratna's Vijetha film.[7]