Vennelakanti RaghavaiahB.A., B.L. (June 1897 – 24 November 1981) was a social worker and Indian freedom activist.[1] He was affectionately called "Girijan Gandhi" for his service to the Adivasi people.
He was elected to the Combined Madras State from the Nellore constituency for two terms. He held the position of parliamentary secretary in 1946 headed by Tanguturi Prakasam. During his tenure, he fought for the scrapping of the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871.
^Raghavaiah Vennelakanti, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 466-467.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
August 23, 2023
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