pronunciation june sixth president india serving beginning long political career indian independence movement went hold key offices independent india chief minister time speaker union minister youngest indian president born present day district completed schooling joined quit indian independence activist jailed participating elected congress party representative deputy chief minister chief minister union cabinet minister prime ministers speaker later retired active politics returned responding total revolution government elected parliament candidate unanimously elected speaker sixth months later elected unopposed president india president worked prime ministers succeeded retired farm died near government commemorated birth centenary education family born telugu speaking hindu peasant family madras presidency present day district studied later enrolled affiliate undergraduate bestowed degree honorary doctor laws role founding married couple son daughters role indian independence movement joined indian struggle independence british following visit july dropped college closely associated participated student elected secretary office held years imprisoned jail released march arrested august sent jail served time activists till political career elected congress representative secretary congress legislature party member madras april april minister prohibition housing forests madras state lost election communist leader chief minister closely contested election elected president defeating formed chief minister deputy later formation state incorporating chief minister november january chief minister second time march february holding office years respectively chief minister river valley projects initiated tenure government renamed project honour congress governments placed emphasis rural development agriculture allied sectors shift remained limited largely driven central government investments large public sector enterprises state term chief minister ended resigned elected president resigned voluntarily following unfavourable observations government supreme_court case congress president union minister served president sessions congress session speech stating india determination end chinese occupation indian territory nature liberation enthusiastically received attendees member june union minister steel mines government served union minister transport january march cabinet speaker general elections elected march elected speaker fourth person elected speaker house inaugural term emphasize independence speaker office resigned term speaker marked including admission day president address joint session parliament handing sentence imprisonment contempt house setting term speaker suit filed resulted supreme_court ruling complete freedom speech house courts matters described role parliament hostile encounters prime minister house proved costly years later nominee succeed president presidential election following president death congress party nominated member syndicate faction candidate president prime minister opposed forced accept congress party official candidate feared election allow syndicate expel office asked congress legislators vote according conscience toe party line effect giving support independent candidate closely fought election held august emerged victorious winning cent preference votes subsequently getting majority counting second preference votes final tally votes votes required elected president votes election led culminated historic split subsequent rise indian politics subsequently resigned speaker contest election retired active politics moved took farming return active politics response total revolution emerged political exile january member march fought general election constituency candidate candidate elected led prime minister defeated ending years congress rule india party coalition leader came power unanimously elected speaker sixth march resigned months later contest presidential elections july second term speaker lasted months days remains till date shortest tenure held post presidential election presidential election necessitated death office incumbent prime minister wanted nominate post turned offer elected unopposed president elected unanimously supported political parties including opposition congress party youngest person elected president india presidential candidate contested twice candidates filed nominations presidency rejected returning officer following remained nominated candidate elections unnecessary person elected president india contest remains president elected unopposed president india elected july sworn sixth president india july worked governments prime ministers announced eve india anniversary independence moving smaller accommodation taking percent pay cut solidarity india impoverished masses government relations soon promotion son politics communication chief ministers issue land ceilings following mass cabinet month old government ended july handed resignation confidence motion government parliament actions following resignation debated decision accept resignation alternative government created ministerial vacuum executive according faction supporting continued support mps opposed mps presidential discretion choosing prime minister claim leader government following resignation fall government headed appointed prime minister condition prove majority floor house end august sworn july faced parliament prove majority convened august appointed prime minister produced letter claiming parliamentary majority support opposition led rival prime minister return support demanded law establishing special courts try son repealed proposition unacceptable withdrew support forcing resign government lasted days faced parliament convention appointing prime minister hung house conditions time prove majority later adopted president following resignation summoned ram look possibility forming alternate government convinced able form accepted advice dissolved calling mid term election asked continue prime minister till new government sworn election decision met angry protests members threatened heading government proposed seven broad range matters changes company law providing state funding elections reservation jobs backward classes refused arguing changes government return power elections party returned power winning seats won seats needed recognition official opposition parliament sworn prime minister term office january president led seven state visits abroad visiting ussr bulgaria kenya ireland indonesia sri_lanka ireland yugoslavia home president signed ordinance gave new government wide powers people year trial detention ordered president rule opposition ruled states advice government retirement death succeeded president sworn july farewell address nation criticised failure successive governments improving lives indian masses called emergence strong political opposition prevent governmental following presidential term chief minister invited settle chose retire farm died pneumonia age near parliament death june members cutting party lines paid tribute recalled contributions nation house authored book fear favour reflections president published character chief minister fictional state prime minister novel insider based portraying career political rivalry trade politician accused having raped met session discuss mines commemoration birth centenary celebrated government concluding ceremony addressed president chief ministers attendance released commemorative stamp special cover honour occasion birth centenary centenary celebrations birth government announced alma mater president 1960s union minister mines statue unveiled president prompting ask removal deemed practice statues people holding public office undesirable statue unveiled stands explanatory notes
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy