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Thakkalapalli Purushotham Rao (born 30 March 1937) is an Indian politician. He was the cabinet minister for Roads, Buildings and Ports, Government of Andhra Pradesh from 1993 to 1994. Presently he is the Chairman for High Power Committee on Remote Interior Area Development.

Rao was born in an affluent royal family on March 20, 1937 in Konkapaka village of Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh. At twenty-five he was elected as the Wardhannapet Samithi President. Later, he was elected to the 4th and 5th assembly from Wardhannapet constituency. In 1989 he was elected from Warangal constituency. In 1969, Rao unveiled Telangana map in the state assembly and he was for outright separation during the 1969 Telangana movement and he supported the student views.

Rao was instrumental in persuading Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy to have peace talks with maoists and was the government representative during the peace talks. The AICC has made him the chairman of Gandhipatham of APCC to propagate the ideals of Gandhiji, in intellectual circles he is called Gandhian Marxist

The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University honored Rao with Doctorate in 2008 for his service to the society.

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