Chennamaneni Ramesh
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chennamaneni Ramesh
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|2|3}}
| birth_place = Karimnagar, Hyderabad State, India
| spouse = Maria
| children = 3
| residence = Hyderabad, Telangana, India
| citizenship = {{plainlist|
- India (until 1993; 2008–2024)
- Germany (1993–2008; 2024{{endash}}present)
}}
| office = Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2009
| constituency = Vemulawada
| predecessor = Aadi Srinivas
| office1 =
| office2 =
| father = Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao
| relatives = C. Vidyasagar Rao (uncle)
C. H. Hanumantha Rao (uncle)
| education = B.Sc., M.Sc. (Agriculture)
Ph.D. (Humboldt University)
| party = Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2010{{endash}}2024)
| otherparty = Telugu Desam Party (2009–2010)
| term_end = 2023
}}
Chennamaneni Ramesh (b. 3 February 1956) is a German-Indian former politician. He is a German citizen and also contested Telangana Legislative Assembly. He won four times as an MLA from the Vemulawada constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, three time on Bharat Rashtra Samithi ticket. After denying a ticket for the 2023 elections due to his pending citizenship case in the high court, the then chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao appointed him as the advisor to the Government of Telangana on agricultural affairs with a Cabinet rank on 25 August 2023 for a five-year term.{{Cite web |last=Rayasam |first=Raj |date=2023-08-26 |title=After denying Chennamaneni Ramesh BRS poll ticket, KCR appoints him advisor with Cabinet rank |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/news/after-denying-chennamaneni-ramesh-brs-poll-ticket-kcr-appoints-him-advisor-with-cabinet-rank/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Chennamaneni Ramesh Meets CM KCR After his Appointment as Agriculture Advisor |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/news/telangana/chennamaneni-ramesh-meets-cm-kcr-after-his-appointment-agriculture-advisor-224077 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}
Early life
Ramesh was born on 3 February 1956 in Karimnagar.{{Cite web|title=Member's Profile - Telangana Legislature: SRI CHENNAMANENI RAMESH|url=https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=qobiciIQ&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=28&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=1606&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Telangana Legislature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205634/https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=qobiciIQ&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=28&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=1606&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15 |archive-date=6 May 2021 }} His father Rajeshwara Rao (1923 – 2016) was a communist leader. His uncle C. Vidyasagar Rao served as the Governor of Maharashtra.{{Cite web|last=Nichenametla|first=Prasad|date=2019-11-22|title=Why Chennamaneni Ramesh, a 4-time Telangana MLA, has been stripped of Indian citizenship|url=https://theprint.in/india/why-chennamaneni-ramesh-a-4-time-telangana-mla-has-been-stripped-of-indian-citizenship/324601/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}} He completed his M.Sc. in Agriculture at Leipzig,{{Cite web|last=Rao|first=Ch Sushil|date=6 September 2017|title=Chennamaneni Ramesh: Ramesh to contest MHA move to cancel dual citizenship|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ramesh-to-contest-mha-move-to-cancel-dual-citizenship/articleshow/60387315.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183301/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ramesh-to-contest-mha-move-to-cancel-dual-citizenship/articleshow/60387315.cms |archive-date=6 September 2017 }} and obtained his Ph.D. from Humboldt University of Berlin in 1987.
Political career
Ramesh began his political career in 2009 when he was elected as an MLA from Vemulawada constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
In 2010, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and was re-elected in a 2010 bypoll. He was re-elected to the Telangana Legislative Assembly in 2014 and 2018.
Citizenship issue
Ramesh moved to Germany in the 1990s for employment. He obtained German citizenship in 1993 and surrendered his Indian passport. He returned to India in 2008 and re-applied for the Indian citizenship which was granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).{{Cite web|date=2021-02-04|title=TRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh is German citizen: Centre again tells court|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/trs-mla-chennamaneni-ramesh-is-german-citizen-centre-again-tells-court-101612448474976.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
In 2013, Hyderabad High Court annulled Ramesh's candidature to the assembly based on the case filed by his opponent Adi Srinivas, who alleged that Ramesh obtained citizenship by submitting fake documents. However, Ramesh appealed to the Supreme Court of India and obtained a stay.
In December 2017, the Union government has cancelled Ramesh's citizenship but the Hyderabad High Court directed the MHA to re-examine based on Ramesh's appeal.{{Cite web|date=21 November 2019|title=Telangana MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni's citizenship cancelled, MHA says he’s German|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/telangana-chennamaneni-ramesh-mla-citizenship-cancel-mha-german-centre-1621056-2019-11-21|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-05|website=India Today|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121135017/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/telangana-chennamaneni-ramesh-mla-citizenship-cancel-mha-german-centre-1621056-2019-11-21 |archive-date=21 November 2019 }} The MHA re-iterated the same in 2019 by issuing a fresh order but Ramesh obtained a stay order from the High Court. In August 2021, the High Court noted that a by-election would be required if the charges on Ramesh's German citizenship were proven.{{Cite web|date=11 August 2021|title=MLA’s citizenship row: Telangana HC says be ready for bypoll if charges proved|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100821/mlas-citizenship-row-hc-says-be-ready-for-bypoll-if-charges-prove.html|url-status=live|website=Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811040730/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100821/mlas-citizenship-row-hc-says-be-ready-for-bypoll-if-charges-prove.html |archive-date=11 August 2021 }}
Personal life
Ramesh married Maria, a German citizen.{{cite news |last1=DC Correspondent |title=MLA to appeal against High Court order |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=15 August 2013|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20130815/281663957651758|access-date=5 May 2021}} The couple has 2 sons and a daughter.
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Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians from Telangana
Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014
Category:People from Karimnagar
Category:German people of Indian descent
Category:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
Category:German expatriates in India