Who founded the telangana praja samithi (tps) political party in 1969 to spearhead the statehood movement?
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Telangana Praja Samithi or Telangana Peoples Convention was an Indian political party which fought for statehood for the Telangana region.[1] [2][3]
Telangana Praja Samithi
Leader
Pratap Kishore
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Hyderabad, Telangana State
Ideology
Telangana Regionalism
Conservatism
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
History
TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Pratap Kishore.[2]
Movement
TPS organized a series of strikes and demonstrations throughout the Telangana region to push their demand for a separate state. In June 1969 general strikes in Hyderabad organized by the TPS led to widespread violence as TPS supporters clashed with supporters of a unified Andhra state and with police.[4]
Elections
In the 1971 Lok Sabha elections, TPS won 10 out of 11 seats in Telangana.[5] However, in September 1971 TPS merged with Congress, and the Telangana agitations temporarily disappeared and P V Narsimha Rao was made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
References
^ "KCR recovers, TRS calls off victory rally". IBNLive. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
^ a b "TPS of 1969 to contest polls in Telangana state - The Siasat Daily". www.siasat.com.
^ "Pratap Kishore – founder of Telangana Praja Samiti". 4 January 2012.
^ "Police Fire Many Times as Wave of Violence Rocks Hyderabad and Warangal: Curfew Clamped on Both Towns: Death-Roll Mounts." The Times of India (1969, June 4).
^ S. Nagesh Kumar (2010-12-30). "One people, many aspirations". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
^ TNN Feb 3, 2011, 05.51am IST (2011-02-03). "YSR
Telangana Praja Samithi
Leader
Pratap Kishore
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Hyderabad, Telangana State
Ideology
Telangana Regionalism
Conservatism
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
History
TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Pratap Kishore.[2]
Movement
TPS organized a series of strikes and demonstrations throughout the Telangana region to push their demand for a separate state. In June 1969 general strikes in Hyderabad organized by the TPS led to widespread violence as TPS supporters clashed with supporters of a unified Andhra state and with police.[4]
Elections
In the 1971 Lok Sabha elections, TPS won 10 out of 11 seats in Telangana.[5] However, in September 1971 TPS merged with Congress, and the Telangana agitations temporarily disappeared and P V Narsimha Rao was made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
References
^ "KCR recovers, TRS calls off victory rally". IBNLive. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
^ a b "TPS of 1969 to contest polls in Telangana state - The Siasat Daily". www.siasat.com.
^ "Pratap Kishore – founder of Telangana Praja Samiti". 4 January 2012.
^ "Police Fire Many Times as Wave of Violence Rocks Hyderabad and Warangal: Curfew Clamped on Both Towns: Death-Roll Mounts." The Times of India (1969, June 4).
^ S. Nagesh Kumar (2010-12-30). "One people, many aspirations". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
^ TNN Feb 3, 2011, 05.51am IST (2011-02-03). "YSR
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Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy is the political leader of India, who founded the Telangana Praja Samithi (TPS) political party in the year 1969 in order to spearhead the statehood movement.
He made a leading role in the Telengana Movement, which insisted on forming a separate state for Telengana.
In 1971, he had drafted the Six Point Formula in support of this movement.
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