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'''Parakala Prabhakar''' ({{lang-te|'''పరకాల ప్రభాకర్'''}}; born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist, political commentator, economic, and social affairs. He served as Communications Advisor, held a [[cabinet rank]] position in Andhra Pradesh Government between July 2014 and June 2018. For several years he presented a current affairs discussion programme on television channels of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His programmes, Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/apr/13/parakala-punctures-praja-rajyam-40662.html|title=Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> He was also a former spokesman and one of the founding  general secretaries of [[Praja Rajyam Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-govt-advisor-and-nirmala-sitharaman-s-husband-parakala-prabhakar-quits-blames-jagan-83322|title=AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan|last=TNM Staff|date=June 19, 2018|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Parakala was the spokesperson of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the [[BJP]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/20/parakala-prabhakar-puts-in-his-papers-1830828.html "Parakala Prabhakar puts in his papers"] "The New Indian Express", 20 June 2018</ref> He is the spouse of the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, [[Nirmala Sitharaman]].

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