It was on August 23 rd, 1872 that one of great Freedom Fighters,
Andhrakesari Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu garu was born.
Andhrakesari Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu garu was born.
He 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.