Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao
{{Short description|Indian politician and freedom activist}}
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| name = Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao
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| birth_date = 29 January 1901
| birth_place = Pithapuram, Godavari District, Madras Presidency, British India (Now East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
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| death_date = 1970
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| constituency = Kakinada constituency
| office = Member of Parliament
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| predecessor = Chelikani Venkata Rama Rao
| successor = M. S. Sanjeevi Rao
| office1 = Member of Constituent Assembly of India
| term_start1 = 9 December 1946
| term_end1 = 24 January 1950
| party = Indian National Congress
| spouse = Narasubayamma Velala
| children = 3; 1 son and 2 daughters
| website = [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1333.htm]
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Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao (Telugu: మొసలికంటి తిరుమలరావు) (29 January 1901 – 1970) was an Indian freedom activist and Parliament member.
Life Sketch
He was born to Shri Bayanna Pantulu in Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
He joined Indian Independence movement on the call of Mahatma Gandhi and was jailed many times as a result of his participation.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
He was elected president of District of East Godavari Congress Committee twice. He was Member of Central Legislative Assembly, 1937–40; Council of States. 1945–47; Constituent Assembly of India 1948–50 and Provisional Parliament, 1950–52. He was elected thrice from the Kakinada constituency for 2nd Lok Sabha,[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok02/state/02lsap.htm Members of Second Lok Sabha] 3rd Lok Sabha[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok03/state/03lsap.htm Members of Third Lok Sabha] and 4th Lok Sabha[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/state1to12.aspx?state_name=Andhra%20Pradesh Members of Fourth Lok Sabha] as member of Indian National Congress and served the ministry.
He was Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Government of India between 1950 and 1952. He was Lieutenant Governor of Vindhya Pradesh in 1956.
He has translated the God Speaks by Avatar Meher Baba into Telugu language.
References
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- Thirumala Rao Mosalikanti, Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.
External links
- [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1333.htm Biodata of Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao at Lok Sabha website.]
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Category:Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Category:People from East Godavari district
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