Hon’ble Shri Venkaiah Naidu

Hon’ble Shri Venkaiah Naidu was born on 1 July 1949 at Chavatapalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.He completed his schooling from V.R. High School, Nellore & pursued his Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Diplomatic Studies from V.R. College. Later, he acquired a Bachelor’s degree in Law with specialisation in International Law from Law College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.[4] Having been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from his childhood, he started his career in politics as a student leader of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in the year 1973–74 after being elected as the president of the students union of Andhra University Colleges. He came into spotlight for his prominent role in the Jai Andhra Movement of 1972. While Kakani Venkataratnam led the movement from Vijayawada, Venkaiah Naidu took active part in the agitation in Nellore, until it was called off a year later. In 1974, he became the convener of the anti corruption Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Kshatra Sangharsha Samiti of Andhra Pradesh. He took to streets in protest against the emergency and was imprisoned. From 1977–80, he was President of the Youth Wing.