T. Nagi Reddy

Tarimela Nagi Reddy
2nd Leader of the opposition Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1962–1967
Governor	Bhim Sen Sachar Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
Chief Minister	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Preceded by	Puchalapalli Sundarayya
Succeeded by	Gouthu Latchanna
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Ponnapati Antony Reddy
Succeeded by	Anantha Venkata Reddy
Constituency	Anantapur
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	Tarimela Ramachandra Reddy
Succeeded by	G. Sivaiah
Constituency	Putloor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1957–1962
Preceded by	Paidi Lakshmayya
Succeeded by	Osman Ali S. Khan
Constituency	Anantapur
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra State
In office 1953–1955
Preceded by	Himself as Madras MLA
Succeeded by	P. Anthony Reddy
Constituency	Anantapur
1st Leader of the opposition Madras Legislative Assembly
In office 6 May 1952–1 October 1953
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	P. Ramamurthi
Constituency	Anantapur
Member of Legislative Assembly Madras State
In office 1951–1953
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Madras Assembly Divided
Constituency	Anantapur
Personal details
Born	(1917-02-11)11 February 1917 Anantapuram, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	28 July 1976(1976-07-28) (aged 59) Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tarimela Nagi Reddy (11 February 1917 – 28 July 1976) was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born in a wealthy family in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his schooling from the Rishi Valley School India, founded by Andhra philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. He would later study at Loyola College in Chennai and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days, he got involved with nationalism and Marxism. His political activities got him jailed in 1940, 1941 and 1946. He revolted against his father who was a landlord and donated his land of over 1000 acres to landless labourers.

Reddy was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate in 1951 from Anantapuram. After the formation of Andhra State in 1953 he continued as Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra State from 1953 to 1955. In 1955 election he contested from Putloor constituency and was defeated. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Anantapuram in 1957. In 1962 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Puttur. In 1967 he was again elected to the assembly, now as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) candidate from Anantapuram. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, a two-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the sixth President of India, was Nagi Reddy's brother-in-law.

In 1968, T.N. Reddy broke with the CPI(M) and formed the Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (APCCCR). He succeeded in attracting a large part of the CPI(M) cadre to APCCCR. During a brief period APCCCR was part of All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (AICCCR). Reddy was however very critical of the left adventurist line of Charu Majumdar. Instead, he wanted to promote a mass line. Thus, Reddy and the APCCCR were expelled from the AICCCR.

In 1975, Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) was formed through the merger of the APCCCR with three other smaller groups. T.N. Reddy worked as a leader of APCCCR until his death in 1976. His most famous work is India Mortgaged.

Siblings: Tarimela Ranga Reddy, MLA and Samithi President Tarimela Krishna Reddy, Samithi President Tarimela Ramadoss Reddy, Communist leader.

UCCRI(ML)

People T. Nagi Reddy Moni Guha Shamsher Singh Sheri

Mass organisations Wahikar Union

Predecessors APCCCR RCUC(ML) PCRC

Splinter groups and successor organisations Sohi faction Ajmer faction DV faction CCRI CPI(ML) Janashakti

Related subjects Communism MLMTT

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See also

• G. Raghava Reddy