Tellakula Jalayya was a Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1962 from Guntur I Constituency,[1] and he served as the first Chairman of Guntur Municipal Corporation.[2] Tellakula Jalayya and Nadimpalli Narasimha Rao during their respective terms of office as Municipal Corporation Chairman made the construction of the Jinnah Tower — as a symbol of peace and harmony which still was a landmark of Guntur City[3] He established Tellakula Jalayya and Polisetty Somasundaram college in 1971 with the sons of Polisetty Somasundaram