The services of the visionary and legendary leader of his times, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy were recalled on his death anniversary on May 20 (Saturday), here in Palnadu district.
Brahmananda Reddy was the Chief Minister of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh between February 1964 and September 1971. He also served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, and the Governor of Maharashtra.
For the first time, he appointed a Commission to study the status of the Backward Classes in 1968. “Based on the recommendations of the Commission, reservation was provided to 92 castes through G.O. Ms. No. 1793, on September 23, 1970,” Kasu Mahesh Reddy, his grandson and YSR Congress Party MLA from Gurazala, told The Hindu.