Tellakula Jalayya

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

References
  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1955/StatRep_AP_1955.pdf
  2. http://www.tjpscollege.ac.in/
  3. Staff Reporter. "Jinnah Tower in a state of neglect". The Hindu.
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