Tanguturi Prakasam
Tanguturi Prakasam | |
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T. Prakasam commemorative stamp | |
| Chief Minister of Andhra State | |
| In office 1 October 1953 – 15 November 1954 | |
| Governor | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| Deputy | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Preceded by | Office established (C. Rajagopalachari as Chief Minister of Madras State) |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Premier of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 30 April 1946 – 23 March 1947 | |
| Governor | Henry Foley Knight Archibald Nye |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tanguturi Prakasam 23 August 1872 Vinodarayunipalem, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 20 May 1957 (aged 84) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Hanumayamma |
| Profession | |
| Nickname | Andhra Kesari |
Tanguturi Prakasam popularly known as Prakasam Panthulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957), was an Indian jurist, political leader, social reformer, and anti-colonial nationalist who was the premier of the Madras Presidency from 1946 to 1947, before serving as the chief minister of the erstwhile Andhra State, from 1953 to 1954. Prakasam was known as "Andhra Kesari" which translates to "Lion of Andhra". In 2014, the state government of Andhra Pradesh declared his birth anniversary as a state festival.