Tanguturi Prakasam Politician

Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (Telugu: టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు ; 23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter, Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency, and subsequently became the first Chief Minister of the new Andhra State, created by the partition of Madras State along linguistic lines. He was also known as Andhra Kesari (literally, the "Lion of Andhra").The Andhrapradesh Government issued G.O on 10-AUG-2014 declaring his Birth Anniversary as state festival.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 23, 1872
Birth place	Andhra Pradesh , India , Vinodarayunipalem , Madras Presidency , British Raj
Nationality	India
Religion	Hinduism
Date of death	May 20, 1957
Place of death	Andhra Pradesh , India , Hyderabad
Profession	Lawyer