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Malappa Lingappa Kollur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1]
In office
1968–1980
In office
1984-1990
ConstituencyKarnataka
Personal details
Born1905[2]
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseShankaramma
Source: [1]

Kollur Mallappa, also referred to as Malappa Lingappa Kollur (1905 – 24 October 2004) was the first President of Hyderabad Pradesh Congress Committee, prior to the merger of Hyderabad state into Andhra Pradesh. He was a Member of Parliament from Raichur, now in Karnataka for several terms. He was a mentor of the late Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, several leaders like Virendra Patil, Shivraj Patil, S.B. Chavan and G. Venkataswamy, etc. He founded the Kuruba Sangham and the Kuruba hostel in Hyderabad.

Life

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Mallappa was born in 1905 in a Kannada Kuruba Gowda community[3] and joined the Indian National Congress in 1935 following a visit to Sabarmati Ashram along with his associate Janardhana Desai. The two met Mahatma Gandhi. He took an interest in Gandhian constructive activities and was the agent for the sale of cotton and woollen khadi and the popularisation of Hindi.

Political life

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Mallappa was elected to the Hyderabad State Assembly from Surpur in Kalaburagi district in 1952 Hyderabad Legislative Assembly election.[4] After the reorganisation of the State, he was elected to the Mysore Assembly in 1957 from Sedam.[5] He joined the Bhoodan movement started by Vinoba Bhave. He was also a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress[6][7][8][9] and had close ties with Indira Gandhi.[10] Mallappa was responsible for getting the Congress party nomination to the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, N. Dharam Singh, and the then Union Minister for Water Resources, M. Mallikarjun Kharge, to contest the Assembly elections in 1972.[11] He was the Minister for Industries and Commerce in Karnataka from 1957 to 1962.[12] He was defeated by Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna, from Gurmitkal in 1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly elections.[13]

Hyderabad Karnataka Gandhi

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In 1941, the Nizam's government arrested him and he was jailed. He represented the Hyderabad State Congress in the August 1942 Mumbai session of the party where the Quit India call was given. The day after the country gained independence in 1947, his wife Shankaramma died. But that did not deter him from taking part in the celebrations. Mallappa had the distinction of being elected President of the Hyderabad State Congress. He also fought against the Razakars of Hyderabad. Kollur Mallappa had a son called Rajashekar Kollur, who was elected as a Member of Parliament and his sons called Sanjeev Kollur and Pavan Kollur, and two daughters Vijaylakshmi & Jayalakshmi Kollur. His daughter named Thayamma and her two children called C Prabhakar and C Jagadish with their respective children live in Bangalore. Kollur Mallappa also had one brother called Ishwarappa Kollur and his sons called Dasharath Kollur & Dr Amaresh Kollur, his son Adarsh Kollur, and his wife Manjula Kollur.[14]

Political Party

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He was associated with Indian National Congress for most of his career and joined the Congress (R), the faction supported by Indira Gandhi when S. Nijalingappa and others parted ways by forming Indian National Congress (Organisation) in 1969. Later in the 1970's the name Congress (R) evolved to Indian National Congress (I) the 'I' stands for Indira and gradually Congress (I) became Indian National Congress as Congress (O) merged with Janata Party.[15]

Death

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Mallappa, aged 99 years, died at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bangalore on 24 October 2004 after a prolonged illness. He was one of the last links with the Congress of Mahatma Gandhi's days and the freedom struggle. He is best remembered for giving up his claim to the office of Chief Minister in 1972 when the Indian National Congress was returned to power with a thumping majority and instead installing D. Devaraj Urs as Chief Minister. He was at that time a member of the Congress Working Committee.[16][17]

Memorial

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On 20 February 2017 Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the CM of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has accepted his demand to build a memorial for Mallappa in Yadgir.[18] On 16 March 2017 the government announced the construction of the memorial.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಿಂದ ಅಪ್ಪ -ಮಗ ಏಕಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಸತ್‌ಗೆ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ! ಯಾರಿದು ಕೊಳೂರು ಮಲ್ಲಪ್ಪ ಎಂಬ ಅಪರೂಪದ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ?". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "P V Narasimha Rao to honour Mallapa". The Times of India. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Hyderabad, 1951". eci.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1957". elections.in.
  6. ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1974). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 649. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. ^ Manorama Year Book. Manorama Publishing House. 1975. p. 591. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  9. ^ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (2003). Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches, 1952-2003. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. p. 170. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ^ Gour, Raj Bahadur (1970). Makhdoom; a Memoir. Communist Party [of India].
  11. ^ "Karnataka 1957". eci.gov.in.
  12. ^ https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=160287975&ST=HI&SNM=98dcce7&SC=SPORT Members of the Delhi football team being introduced to K. Mallappa, State Minister for Industries and Commerce
  13. ^ Para, Praveen (30 July 2017). "Freedom fighter Vidyadhar Guruji dies aged 105". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ K Kamaraj 116th birth anniv: Rare pics of 'Kingmaker' https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/k-kamaraj-116th-birth-anniv-rare-pics-of-kingmaker-747273.html
  15. ^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2013/apr/29/party-affiliations-secondary-family-politics-is-cornerstone-of-yadgir-district-472512.html Party affiliations secondary, family politics is the cornerstone of Yadgir district
  16. ^ "The Hindu : Karnataka News : Kollur Mallappa passes away". archive.ph. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  17. ^ https://www.tentaran.com/24-october-in-indian-history-today-special-day/ Today in history India 24 October – Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 24 October
  18. ^ Staff Reporter (20 February 2017). "Centre approves one more ring road for Kalaburagi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Lakkundi Development Authority to be set up at a cost Rs 3 crore". Deccan Herald. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  20. ^ K, Prakash Narayana (18 January 2018). KNOW OUR KARNATAKA: A book for Competitive Exams. Pothi.com.
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