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| name | | name = Paritala Ravindra | ||
| image | | image = Paritala_Ravi.jpg | ||
| office1 | | office1 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly| Member of Legislative Assembly<br/>Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| term_start1 | | term_start1 = 1994 | ||
| term_end1 | | term_end1 = 2005 | ||
| | | predecessor1 = Sane Venkata Ramana Reddy | ||
| | | successor1 = [[B. K. Parthasarathi]] | ||
| constituency1 | | constituency1 = [[Penukonda (Assembly constituency)|Penukonda]] | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1958|8|30|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = Venkatapuram, [[Anantapur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|2005|1|24|1958|8|30}} | ||
| death_place | | death_place = [[Ananthapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| death_cause | | death_cause = Assassination | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Politician | ||
| party | | party = [[Telugu Desam Party]] | ||
| spouse | | spouse = [[Paritala Sunitha]] | ||
| children | | children = 3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Paritala Ravindra''' (30 August 1958 – 24 January 2005), better known as '''Paritala Ravi''', was a politician from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="factionist1">{{cite web |title=Suri's family killed by Ravi |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/suri-life-beset-by-violence/20110104.htm |website=Rediff |publisher=Rediff India}}</ref> He was a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). He was assassinated by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a [[communism|communist]] | '''Paritala Ravindra''' (30 August 1958 – 24 January 2005), better known as '''Paritala Ravi''', was a politician from the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="factionist1">{{cite web |title=Suri's family killed by Ravi |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/suri-life-beset-by-violence/20110104.htm |website=Rediff |publisher=Rediff India}}</ref> He was a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). He was assassinated by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a [[communism|communist]] and later entered electoral politics by joining the [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He was elected three times as an MLA from the [[Penukonda (Assembly constituency)|Penukonda]] constituency in [[Anantapur district]], Andhra Pradesh. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Paritala Ravi's father, Paritala Sreeramulu, was a [[Naxalite]] leader and was close to [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]] of the then-monolithic People’s War Group. | Paritala Ravi's father, Paritala Sreeramulu, was a [[Naxalite]] leader and was close to [[Kondapalli Seetharamaiah]] of the then-monolithic People’s War Group. On 29 May 1975, Gangula Narayana Reddy, a factionist, Congress MLA and Sane Chenna Reddy, another factionist, killed Sreeramulu.<ref name="factionist">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/63765/ |title=In Andhra’s Samurai country, Ravi was always a cut above, |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2005-01-31 |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref> Ravi was seventeen years old when his father was killed. He, along with his brother, Paritala Hari, escaped the attack. | ||
After losing his father and brother, Ravi wanted to take shelter from his rivals. He went to his maternal uncle, Kondaiah, in Seerpi Kottaala village of [[Uravakonda]] Constituency to take shelter. He married his uncle's daughter [[Paritala Sunitha|Sunitha]] in 1986 and took up cultivation. He had three children.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 March 2019|title=Paritala Ravi's daughter Snehalatha Engagement Held|url=https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506124206/https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|archive-date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021|website=ap7am.com|language=en}}</ref> He was one of the accused in the murder of Gangula Narayana Reddy, Narsanna and Yaadi Reddy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |title=Murder and mayhem |publisher=Frontlineonnet.com |date=2005-02-05 |access-date=2013-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706131319/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |archive-date=6 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> | After losing his father and brother, Ravi wanted to take shelter from his rivals. He went to his maternal uncle, Kondaiah, in Seerpi Kottaala village of [[Uravakonda]] Constituency to take shelter. He married his uncle's daughter [[Paritala Sunitha|Sunitha]] in 1986 and took up cultivation. He had three children.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 March 2019|title=Paritala Ravi's daughter Snehalatha Engagement Held|url=https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506124206/https://www.ap7am.com/lv-282019-paritala-ravis-daughter-snehalatha-engagement-held|archive-date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021|website=ap7am.com|language=en}}</ref> He was one of the accused in the murder of Gangula Narayana Reddy, Narsanna and Yaadi Reddy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |title=Murder and mayhem |publisher=Frontlineonnet.com |date=2005-02-05 |access-date=2013-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706131319/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2204/stories/20050225004803100.htm |archive-date=6 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> | ||
==Faction and Politics== | ==Faction and Politics== | ||
After Narayana Reddy was killed, Ramachandra Reddy of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] became [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Penukonda in 1983 and 1985. In the 1989 elections, the Congress formed the government in the state. Sane Chenna Reddy became MLA of Penukonda by defeating Ramachandra Reddy of the TDP. Ravi wanted to avenge the deaths of his father and brother. He allied himself with [[Peoples War Group|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]] (PWG) who were ready to help Ravi and so plotted against Chenna Reddy.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707035722/http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-07-07 |title=A saga of chilling feud between two families of Anantapur |website=Sify.com |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> Sane Chenna Reddy, who was conspirator in his father's and brother's deaths was killed in Dharmavaram in 1991. | After Narayana Reddy was killed, Ramachandra Reddy of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] became [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Penukonda in 1983 and 1985. In the 1989 elections, the Congress formed the government in the state. Sane Chenna Reddy became MLA of Penukonda by defeating Ramachandra Reddy of the TDP. Ravi wanted to avenge the deaths of his father and brother. He allied himself with [[Peoples War Group|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]] (PWG) who were ready to help Ravi and so plotted against Chenna Reddy.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707035722/http://www.sify.com/news/a-saga-of-chilling-feud-between-two-families-of-anantapur-news-national-lbeskfaaijfsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-07-07 |title=A saga of chilling feud between two families of Anantapur |website=Sify.com |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> Sane Chenna Reddy, who was conspirator in his father's and brother's deaths was killed in Dharmavaram in 1991. In the subsequent by-elections, Ramana Reddy, son of Chenna Reddy, became MLA in 1991. | ||
Paritala Ravindra was accused in the murder of 7 of | Paritala Ravindra was accused in the murder of 7 of Maddelacheruvu Suri's family members (including women and children) in 1995 via a TV bomb. Ravi allegedly planned the bomb to kill Suri, but Suri escaped.<ref name="factionist1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Maddelacheruvu Suri Killed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Gangster-Suri-killed-End-of-a-life-marked-by-faction-violence/articleshow/7213677.cms |website=Times Of India |publisher=Times Of India}}</ref> | ||
Maddelacheruvu Suri tried to take vengeance by triggering a remote-controlled car bomb in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in 1997, but missed his target. After his death, his wife [[Paritala Sunitha]] became | Maddelacheruvu Suri tried to take vengeance by triggering a remote-controlled car bomb in [[Jubilee Hills]], Hyderabad, in 1997, but missed his target. After his death, his wife [[Paritala Sunitha]] became MLA from his assembly constituency [[Penukonda|Penugonda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatandhra.com/articles/special-articles/paritala-ravi-and-suris-violent-battle-26013.html |title=Paritala Ravi And Suri's Violent Battle |website=Greatandhra.com |date=2011-01-03 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1"/> | ||
==Death and | ==Death and subsequent reaction== | ||
On 24 January 2005, hired killers detonated bombs near the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) party office and shot Ravindra. He died instantly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/paritala-ravi-murder-life-term-for-eight/article2397317.ece |title=Paritala Ravi murder: life term for eight |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-08-25 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> | On 24 January 2005, hired killers detonated bombs near the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) party office and shot Ravindra. He died instantly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/paritala-ravi-murder-life-term-for-eight/article2397317.ece |title=Paritala Ravi murder: life term for eight |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-08-25 |access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> | ||
On 9 November 2008, Joolakanti Srinivas Reddy was | On 9 November 2008, Joolakanti Srinivas Reddy was murdered in the Anantapur jail. The main accused in the case, Maddelacheruvu Suri (Gangula Surya Narayana Reddy), was murdered by his aide Bhanu Kiran, on 4 January 2011 in Hyderabad over a property dispute. On 18 December 2018 Telangana High Court sentenced him to life. The court delivered the verdict after examining 133 witnesses, including Ravi's father-in-law Kondanna. The court convicted 8 accused - Hanumantha Reddy, Peddi Reddy, O.B. Reddy, Vadde Konda, Vadde Srinivasulu, Rekamayya, Narayana Reddy and Ranganayakulu - and the approver was Rammohan Reddy. Four accused - G B Reddy, Anand Reddy (Rice Mama), Ramaswamy and Patola Govardhan Reddy - were acquitted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fullhyderabad.com/hyderabad-news/paritala-ravi-murder-case-8-get-life-sentence-4-acquitted-5122.html |title=Paritala Ravi Murder Case: 8 Get Life Sentence, 4 Acquitted - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com |publisher=News.fullhyderabad.com |access-date=2013-02-23}}</ref> | ||
== | == In popular culture == | ||
''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' and ''[[Rakta Charitra 2]]'' are based on the life story of Paritala Ravi. Both films were directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and theatrically released in 2010. | |||
==See also == | |||
* [[List of assassinated Indian politicians]] | * [[List of assassinated Indian politicians]] | ||
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Paritala Ravindra | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1994–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Sane Venkata Ramana Reddy |
| Succeeded by | B. K. Parthasarathi |
| Constituency | Penukonda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1958 Venkatapuram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 24 January 2005 (aged 46) Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse(s) | Paritala Sunitha |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Paritala Ravindra (30 August 1958 – 24 January 2005), better known as Paritala Ravi, was a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] He was a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was assassinated by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a communist and later entered electoral politics by joining the Telugu Desam Party. He was elected three times as an MLA from the Penukonda constituency in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Paritala Ravi's father, Paritala Sreeramulu, was a Naxalite leader and was close to Kondapalli Seetharamaiah of the then-monolithic People’s War Group. On 29 May 1975, Gangula Narayana Reddy, a factionist, Congress MLA and Sane Chenna Reddy, another factionist, killed Sreeramulu.[2] Ravi was seventeen years old when his father was killed. He, along with his brother, Paritala Hari, escaped the attack.
After losing his father and brother, Ravi wanted to take shelter from his rivals. He went to his maternal uncle, Kondaiah, in Seerpi Kottaala village of Uravakonda Constituency to take shelter. He married his uncle's daughter Sunitha in 1986 and took up cultivation. He had three children.[3] He was one of the accused in the murder of Gangula Narayana Reddy, Narsanna and Yaadi Reddy.[4]
Faction and Politics[edit | edit source]
After Narayana Reddy was killed, Ramachandra Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party became MLA from Penukonda in 1983 and 1985. In the 1989 elections, the Congress formed the government in the state. Sane Chenna Reddy became MLA of Penukonda by defeating Ramachandra Reddy of the TDP. Ravi wanted to avenge the deaths of his father and brother. He allied himself with Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War (PWG) who were ready to help Ravi and so plotted against Chenna Reddy.[5] Sane Chenna Reddy, who was conspirator in his father's and brother's deaths was killed in Dharmavaram in 1991. In the subsequent by-elections, Ramana Reddy, son of Chenna Reddy, became MLA in 1991.
Paritala Ravindra was accused in the murder of 7 of Maddelacheruvu Suri's family members (including women and children) in 1995 via a TV bomb. Ravi allegedly planned the bomb to kill Suri, but Suri escaped.[1][6]
Maddelacheruvu Suri tried to take vengeance by triggering a remote-controlled car bomb in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, in 1997, but missed his target. After his death, his wife Paritala Sunitha became MLA from his assembly constituency Penugonda.[7][5]
Death and subsequent reaction[edit | edit source]
On 24 January 2005, hired killers detonated bombs near the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) party office and shot Ravindra. He died instantly.[8]
On 9 November 2008, Joolakanti Srinivas Reddy was murdered in the Anantapur jail. The main accused in the case, Maddelacheruvu Suri (Gangula Surya Narayana Reddy), was murdered by his aide Bhanu Kiran, on 4 January 2011 in Hyderabad over a property dispute. On 18 December 2018 Telangana High Court sentenced him to life. The court delivered the verdict after examining 133 witnesses, including Ravi's father-in-law Kondanna. The court convicted 8 accused - Hanumantha Reddy, Peddi Reddy, O.B. Reddy, Vadde Konda, Vadde Srinivasulu, Rekamayya, Narayana Reddy and Ranganayakulu - and the approver was Rammohan Reddy. Four accused - G B Reddy, Anand Reddy (Rice Mama), Ramaswamy and Patola Govardhan Reddy - were acquitted.[9]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
Rakta Charitra and Rakta Charitra 2 are based on the life story of Paritala Ravi. Both films were directed by Ram Gopal Varma and theatrically released in 2010.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Suri's family killed by Ravi". Rediff. Rediff India.
- ↑ "In Andhra's Samurai country, Ravi was always a cut above,". Indianexpress.com. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Paritala Ravi's daughter Snehalatha Engagement Held". ap7am.com. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Murder and mayhem". Frontlineonnet.com. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A saga of chilling feud between two families of Anantapur". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Maddelacheruvu Suri Killed". Times Of India. Times Of India.
- ↑ "Paritala Ravi And Suri's Violent Battle". Greatandhra.com. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Paritala Ravi murder: life term for eight". The Hindu. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Paritala Ravi Murder Case: 8 Get Life Sentence, 4 Acquitted - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com". News.fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.