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
edit- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1955". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Home". tjpscollege.ac.in.
- ^ Staff Reporter (19 March 2011). "Jinnah Tower in a state of neglect". The Hindu.