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{{Short description|Indian activist (born 1979)}}
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| yearsactive = 2010–present
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'''Nalamasa Krishna''' is a [[left-wing]] social activist and a lawyer from [[Telangana]], India.

== Early life and education ==
Krishna was born in 1979 to a middle-class family in erstwhile [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He then pursued his [[Master of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[Osmania University]] and a doctoral degree from [[English and Foreign Languages University]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

== Career ==
Besides practicing law, he served as vice-president of [[Telangana Praja Front]], a [[Telangana movement|regional political movement]] which was formed as a Telangana separatist organisation, demanding statehood for the Telangana region that was then a part of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Indrajit |date=2020-09-07 |title=India: Tremors Of Sympathy In Telangana – Analysis |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/08092020-india-tremors-of-sympathy-in-telangana-analysis/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Eurasia Review / South Asia Terrorism Portal |language=en-US}}</ref>

In recent years, he was active in anti-Uranium mining struggle in [[Nallamala Forest]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2017-02-15 |title=Uranium mining in Nallamala opposed |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-02-15/Uranium-mining-in-Nallamala-opposed/280768 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref> area and also participated in public protests in the aftermath of [[Gauri Lankesh]]'s murder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyderabad Journalists Takes out a Rally protesting Assassination of Gauri Lankesh |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Politics/Read/281671/Hyderabad-Journalists-Takes-out-a-Rally-protesting-Assassination-of-Gauri-Lankesh |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=indiaherald.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, Krishna was arrested along with state president of Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV), Bandari Maddilet for in actively recruiting new members and collecting funds for the outlawed [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rupavath |first=Prudhviraj |date=2019-10-18 |title=Telangana: What Is the Gadwal Conspiracy Behind 'Unlawful' Arrests |url=https://www.newsclick.in/Telangana-Gadwal-Conspiracy-Behind-Unlawful-Arrests |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=[[NewsClick]] |language=en}}</ref> They are also accused of supporting bandh calls and various activities conducted by their respective parties in urban areas of Telangana state.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2019-10-15 |title=TVV chief Maddileti, TPF vice-president Krishna arrested |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tvv-chief-maddileti-tpf-vice-president-krishna-arrested/article29693378.ece |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> However, the [[Telangana High Court]] deemed his arrest as unlawful.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vamshidhara |first=Vujjini |date=2019-10-18 |title=Krishna, Maddileti arrests illegal: Telangana High Court |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/181019/krishna-maddileti-arrests-illegal-telangana-high-court.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-18 |title=Cops ignored rules to arrest TPF, TVV men on Maoist 'link': HC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cops-ignored-rules-to-arrest-tpf-tvv-men-on-maoist-link-hc/articleshow/71639562.cms |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Finally, in 2020, [[National Investigation Agency]] filed a chargesheet against Krishna under the Telangana Public Security Act and the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIA Arrests Telangana Praja Front VP for 'Aiding Activities of CPI (Maoist)' |url=https://thewire.in/government/nia-arrests-telangana-praja-front-vp-for-aiding-activities-of-cpi-maoist |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref> The charges were related to his involvement in a criminal conspiracy aimed at recruiting youth and generating funds for the Maoist party through affiliated organizations, including Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika and Telangana Praja Front.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deshpande |first=Abhinay |date=2020-06-14 |title=NIA arrests vice-president of TPF |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nia-arrests-vice-president-of-tpf/article31828337.ece |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-14 |title=టీపీఎఫ్ వైస్ ప్రెసిడెంట్ కృష్ణను అరెస్ట్ చేసిన ఎన్ఐఏ... |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/telangana/nia-arrests-telangana-praja-front-vice-president-nalamasa-krishna-in-connection-with-maoists-in-khammam-ba-536896.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=News18 తెలుగు |language=te}}</ref> He was later granted bail due to health issues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deshpande |first=Abhinay |date=2020-08-28 |title=NIA files charge-sheet against 4 for Maoist links |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nia-files-charge-sheet-against-4-for-maoist-links/article32469003.ece |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vudali |first=Srinath |date=2020-08-24 |title=TPF vice-president Nalamasa Krishna gets bail |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/tpf-vice-prez-gets-bail/articleshow/77709631.cms |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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