| Tanguturi Anjaiah | |
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| 9th Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1978 to 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 1986 (aged 67 years) |
| Political party | Congress (I) |
| Spouse(s) | T. Manemma |
| Children | 5; one son and 4 daughters |
| Residence | Bhanoor Hyderabad, India |
| Religion | Hindu |
Tanguturi Anjaiah or Ramakrishna Reddi Talla (1919–1986) was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from October 1980 to February 1982.
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T. Anjaiah was born in Hyderabad.
T. Anjaiah rose from a worker in Allwyn, Hyderabad to become a trade union leader and later Union Labour Minister.[1]
Anjaiah, as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was known for his accommodating politics; his cabinet of ministers was 72 member strong [1] and the biggest in the history of Andhra Pradesh.
He was insulted in public by Rajiv Gandhi, son of the then prime minister of India Indira Gandhi at the Hyderabad Airport. This was one of the incidents adverted to by N. T. Rama Rao, when he started Telugu Desam Party whose objective was to restore the self-respect (Athma Gauravam) of Telugus [2].
When Indira Gandhi replaced Anjaiah from the position of Chief Minister, he is believed to have remarked "I came by the grace of Madam and I am going under her orders; I don't know why I came... and why I am going." [3]
Lumbini Park in Hyderabad was renamed as Anjaiah Lumbini park on his memory in 2006.[2]
T. Anjaiah was married to T. Manemma. She served as a Secunderabad MP and is presently the MLA of Musheerabad. They have a son Srinivas Reddy and four daughters.
List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh