At the age of 27 he was the youngest parliamentarian in the first Lok Sabha, elected from Rajahmundry dual constituency. 87-year-old Kaneti Mohana Rao, who now lives at Matlapalem village in Tallarevu mandal, 12 km from Kakinada will be felicitated in Delhi as the member of first Lok Sabha along with others.
Though the authorities had missed sending the invitation to him, he read about it in a newspaper and sent a telegram to Lok Sabha speaker Ms Meira Kumar that he is still surviving. On Saturday he received an invitation from the parliament secretary to visit New Delhi for felicitation.
Mr Mohan Rao was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952-1957 on the ticket of undivided Communist Party of India.
He was the part of nationalist movement since the age of 12 years and participated in the struggle against razakars in Telangana region, which lead to his incarceration in various jails at Rajahmundry, Yanam, Eluru and other places.
My entire family sacrificed for the nation. All of our family members including our sisters spent days in underground. All our properties were sold for the cause of the nation. I don’t worry for it,” he said. While he is disillusioned with present day politics of money, he nevertheless, holds the Parliament in high esteem as an institution and that is why he has accepted the invitation. He also recalled his association with another veteran Mr Subrahmanya Tilak, who will also be felicitated in New Delhi.
Mr Mohan Rao is not in favour of Telangana, as only united Andhra Pradesh “Visalandhra” can achieve progress and prosperity.
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