 On 13 April 1954, Ramanayya arrived in Yanam for working out a possibility of its independence from the French.On arrival he realised that Yanam was dominated by a pro-French atmosphere and hence, there were no living nationalism signs.On 14 April 1954, he proceeded to Kakinada, a border town to Yanam in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh State in India, where he met all of the district leaders and officials for help and aid.