Telangana Praja Samithi or Telangana Peoples Association was a India

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n political party

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 which fought for statehood for the Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 region.

History

TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Madan Mohan. The main leader of the party was the firebrand former Congress

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 leader Marri Chenna Reddy

Marri Chenna Reddy

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, who was made the Chief Minister for giving up the struggle for statehood.

Movement

TPS was the product of the violent agitations for the Telangana state at the time. On April 6 1969 TPS led a massive rally in Hyderabad. Police opened fire at the rally, and at least 50 person (mainly young students) were killed.

Elections

In the 1971 Lok Sabha

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 elections, TPS won 10 out of 11 seats in Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

. However, in September 1971 TPS merged with Congress

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, and the Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

agitations temporarily disappeared and Chenna Reddy was made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Later, another party with the same name has appeared.