T. Anjaiah
| Tanguturi Anjaiah | |
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| 7th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 11 October 1980 – 24 February 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Secunderabad |
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In office 31 December 1984 – 27 November 1986 |
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| Preceded by | P. Shiv Shankar |
| Succeeded by | T. Manemma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Hyderabad State, India |
| Died | 1986 (aged 67 years) |
| Political party | Congress (I) |
| Spouse(s) | T. Manemma |
| Children | 1 Son and 4 Daughters |
| Residence | Bhanoor, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) was the 7th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, from October 1980 to February 1982.
Tanguturi Anjaiah, known as T. Anjaiah alias Ramakrishna Reddy Talla was born on August 16, 1919. His parents belonged to Bhanoor village in Medak district.
Anjaiah studied at Sultan Bazar high school. He couldn't pursue further education after matriculation due to financial difficulties so he started working at Hyderabad Allwyn for daily wage of 6 anna (equal to 24 pice).
Anjaiah faced many adversities in his early life which made him a fighter for the cause of social justice.
T. Anjaiah rose from a being worker at Hyderabad Allwyn Limited in Hyderabad to become a trade union leader and later Union Labour Minister.
T. Anjaiah was nominated by ruling party to replace Marri Chenna Reddy as Chief Minister on 11 October 1980. At the time of nomination Anjaiah was union minister of state for Labour. Anjaiah inducted all 15 dissident members of Chenna Reddy cabinet and formed biggest state ministry the country ever known. He reduced it to 45 member on advice of center.
As the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, he was known for his accommodating politics.
The two young uprising politicians at that time, Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and N. Chandrababu Naidu, gained importance during Anjaiah's term as Chief Minister. A proposal to make NTR a member of the Rajya Sabha did the rounds during this time. Anjaiah was a mentor of P. Janardhan Reddy.
T. Anjaiah faced opponents including some of the ministers in his party after ruling party lost Municipal elections in Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada. Asked by Mrs Gandhi to step down on February 13, Anjiah tendered his resignation officially seven days later on February 20, 1982. Ironically, Anjiah as a leader without followers, could evoke unimaginable public sympathy. At his last public appearance as chief minister the day before he resigned Anjaiah was cheered by a 30,000-strong crowd. Says the new Deputy Chief Minister C. Jagannath Rao, formerly his home minister: "Whatever one may say against him, his remarkable simplicity endeared him to the people.
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