Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga
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| Born |
Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao 4 July 1948 Katuru, Vuyyuru, Krishna district |
| Died | 26 December 1988 (aged 41) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Ranga |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Title | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| Term | 1985 – 1989 |
| Successor | Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Jr |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Vangaveeti Ratna Kumari |
| Children | Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Jr, Vangaveeti Asha Kiran |
Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao (known as Ranga; 4 July 1948 – 26 December 1988) was an Indian National Congress politician in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Mohana Ranga was murdered in 1988 due to a political turmoil, and a series of gang warfare resulting from the alleged murder of Communist Party of India secretary for Vijayawada, Chalasani Venkata Rathnam.
He was born in Katuru near Vuyyuru, located in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on 4 July 1948. He had four elder brothers: Vangaveeti Koteswara Rao, Vangaveeti Venkata Narayana Rao, Vangaveeti Sobhana Chalapathi Rao, and Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Rao Sr. who was murdered in 1974. Mohana Ranga was married to Chennupati Ratna Kumari; they had a son Radha Krishna Rao Jr., named after Ranga's brother Vangaveeti Radha Krishna Rao Sr., and a daughter, Vangaveeti Asha.
Vangaveeti Ranga entered public life after his brother Vangaveeti Radha Krishna was killed. His political career began in 1981, when he ran in the municipal election and the Congress Party withdrew its official candidate in his favor. His rival in the district, Devineni Rajasekhar, (Nehru), was sponsored by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was dominated by the Kamma caste, while Ranga became a leader of the Kapu community. Ranga became an MLA for the Congress Party in 1985; Rajasekhar became a TDP MLA, and eventually a minister. Starting in 1983 both parties were implicated in gang warfare, which was fed by caste rivalry; N. T. Rama Rao was at the time the first Kamma Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The gang warfare in Vijayawada dated further back; Ranga had served time in prison for the murder of Rajasekhar's brother Gandhi. On 10 March 1988, Rajasekhar's brother Murali was killed, and followers of Ranga were accused. Ranga also campaigned against police abuse. On 10 July 1988, a rally called Kapunadu proclaimed him leader of the Kapus; he was in prison at the time, but after his release later that month began a bus tour called Jana Chaitanya Yatra "to expose the autocratic rule and misdeeds of Rama Rao". Rao had come to power after a van tour.
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