Andhra movement

The Andhra movement or Andhrodyamam was a campaign for recognition of Telugu-speaking part of the Madras Presidency as a separate political unit in British India.

The Andhra movement leaders alleged that the Telugu people were being suppressed by the Tamils, who dominated politics and government jobs.

He became famous for undertaking a hunger strike for 56 days in support of having separate state for Andhra Pradesh; he died in the process.

Although many Telugu leaders were aware of the linguistic discrimination against the Tamils and thus the oppression they were experiencing in the employment sector, the Andhra movement started as a result of this incident.

The news spread quickly and created an uproar among the people in far off places like Chirala, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Bhimavaram, Ballary, Guntur, Tenali, Ongole and Nellore.

The central government appointed K. N. Wanchoo, Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court,[2] to look into issues related to formation of Andhra State.