The WEEK magazine included Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) as street fighter in its Republic Day special. The magazine listed 25 great street fighters from all over India. L.K.Advani of BJP, Mamata Banarjee of Trinamool Congress, Spiritual Guru Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare, Medha Patkar, VHP president Ashok Singhal and Revolutionary Singer Gaddar are other eminent personalities in the list.
Highlights of the Article:
- He was an actor for many years, before he joined politics by launching Telugu Desam Party 1982.
- His famous slogan is "Arise, awaken, the Telugu nation is calling". He was inspired by Swami Vivekananda.
- His political philosophy was based on the self respect of the Telugu People.
- Theatricality was NTR's hallmark.
- NTR became the chief minister of Andhra pradesh in 1983 just with in the 9 months of Telugu Desam party formation.
- His mentor is MGR (Tamilnadu chief minister at that time) in politics.
- NT Rama Rao announced many populist schemes like Rs.2 per Kg of rice.
- He is the only political leader who can match Indira Gandhi in charisma.
- He believed that society was his temple and the poor man, the GOD in it.
- NTR was never charged with corruption. He did not allow anyone to make money on the files he signed.
- NTR died in 1996 at the age of 73.
We may never see a political personality like NT Rama Rao in the Andhra politics.
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