Potti Sreeramulu (IAST: Poṭṭi Śrīrāmulu; 16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952) was an Indian freedom fighter known for his pivotal role in the creation of Andhra State.

Revered as "Amarajeevi" ("Immortal Being"), he is remembered for his commitment to social justice and the upliftment of Dalits, organizing fasts to advocate for their rights and access to religious sites.

His death during the protest sparked widespread riots and public outcry, prompting Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to announce the formation of Andhra State.

[2][3][4][5] He completed his high school in Madras and joined the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute in Bombay to study sanitary engineering.

[citation needed] As a result, the government instructed District Collectors to attend to measures of Dalit upliftment for at least one day per week.

Despite this concession, little progress was made on the issue, largely due to the Telugu people's insistence on retention of Madras as their future capital.

[14] Despite strikes and demonstrations by the Andhra people, the government made no clear statement regarding the formation of the new state, and Sreeramulu died during the night of 15 December 1952.

Only one person before him in modern Indian history, Jatindra Nath Das, actually fasted to death; all the others either gave up or were arrested and force fed or hospitalised.

As the news spread, disorder broke out in Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Guntur, Tenali, Ongole, Kanigiri and Nellore.