[2] He graduated from the Madras University in 1919 and immediately entered politics serving for a while as the President of the District Educational Council, Nellore.

He married Dodla Sita, they had one male child who was named after his father Subba Reddy.

On the death of first wife Sita who died post delivery, he married her half sister Dodla Bujjamma, they had 10 children, 5 sons & 5 daughters.

On 4 June 1959, along with C. Rajagopalachari & N G Ranga and other senior politicians, Reddy floated the Swatantra Party.

A party whose ideology was finally accepted by modern India when it started its liberalisation policy in the year 1991.