Shri Tarimala Nagi Reddy, often called “TN”. He was an icon of the communist ideology and a founder of revolutionary communism in the country.He was a Great Leader & communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Reddy was elected to the Madras legislative assembly, as a communist candidate, in 1951. He was elected to the LokSabha from Anantapur in 1957. In 1962 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly as a CommunistParty of India candidate from Putloor. In 1967 he was again elected to the assembly, now as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate from Anantapur.
Shri Tarimala Nagi Reddy, often called “TN”. He was an icon of the communist ideology and a founder of revolutionary communism in the country.He was a Great Leader & communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India.
He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. During his student days he got involved with nationalism and Marxism. His political activities got him jailed in 1940, 1941 and 1946.
Reddy was elected to the Madras legislative assembly, as a communist candidate, in 1951. He was elected to the LokSabha from Anantapur in 1957. In 1962 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly as a CommunistParty of India candidate from Putloor. In 1967 he was again elected to the assembly, now as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate from Anantapur.
T.N. Reddy is an important source of inspiration for many in the revolutionary left in India, such as the CPI(ML) of Kanu Sanyal. His most famous work is India Mortgaged.