Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidou
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Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidou better known as The Grand Old Man of Yanaon was Mayor and MLA of Yanaon during French rule in first half of 20th century. He was one of the two powerful political leaders in Yanam during French rule. His opponent was Bezawada Bapa Naidou, the first mayor of Yanam. After death of Bapa Naidou, he became Mayor of Yanam (Maire de Yanaon) and even his family became very dominant in Yanam politics for at least 50 years thence.
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[edit] Legacy of Kamichetty family
His wife Kamichetty Savithiry became Conseiller Municipal from Kankalapet and later became MLA of Yanam. It was told that she and Yerra Jaganatha Rao got same votes, so they kept lottery and she won it. Actually, there was suppressed conspiracy which alleges that "in both chits her name was written secretly". His son Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu became MLA of Yanam and made it his pocket borough for nearly 40 years.
It was Venugopalarao Naidou who provoked his son who was a pro-French leader to support merger of Yanam. There was a street named Kamichetty in Yanam.
[edit] Titles held
| Preceded by Post created |
Membre du Conseil Municipal de Yanaon 1880–1954 |
Succeeded by defunct (Coup d'État de Yanaon) |
| Preceded by Bezawada Bapa Naidou |
Maire de Yanaon 1930s–1940s |
Succeeded by Madimchetty Satianandam |
[edit] References
- Annuaire statistique des établissements français dans l'Inde by Pierre-Constant Sicé.
- La Gazette de I'Etat de Pondichéry (Gazette of Pondicherry).
