Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Trivia

• He was the sixth President of the republic of India, serving from 1977 to 1982.
• The turning point in Reddy`s life was Mahatma Gandhi`s visit to Anantapur in July 1929.
• He came under the profound influence of Gandhiji`s thoughts, words and actions. He throwed away his foreign clothes and accepted Khadi as his dress. He gave up his studies and joined the Indian Independence Movement.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was elected to the Madras Legislaltive Assembly in 1946 and became the Secretary of the Madras Congress Legislature Party.
• In 1947, he became a Member of the Indian Constituent Assembly. From 1949 to 1951 he was the Minister for Prohibition, Housing and Forests in the combined state of Madras.
• He was Elected as President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in 1951. In 1952, and November 1964
• He was elected as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. He served as the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh in October 1956 and again from 1962 to 1964. He also served as President of the Indian National Congress from 1959 to 1962.
• In 1958 the degree of Honorary Doctor of Laws was bestowed upon him by the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi.On June 9, 1964.
• He was appointed as a Member of the Union Cabinet and he got the portfolio of Steel and Mines.
• He was Union Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation, Shipping and Tourism from January 1966 to March 1967 in the Cabinet.