Gunampalli Raghava Reddy is a businessman, religious leader and a nationalist from

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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, best known for

Pulla Reddy Sweets Pulla Reddy Sweets is a pure ghee Indian sweets and snacks manufacturer based in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. It has a chain of retail sweet shop outlets in Hyderabad and Kurnool, which G. Pulla Reddy started. History Pullareddy began selling swee ...

, chain of retail sweet outlets in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

and

. He was the international president of the Hindu organization

Vishwa Hindu Parishad The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) () is an Indian right-wing Hindu organization based on Hindu nationalism. The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is "to ...

(VHP). He and his wife Bharathi Reddy and also his younger son Eknath Reddy are facing charges for attempt to murder and assault on their daughter-in-law and their 7 year old grand daughter. They are also facing allegations of dowry.

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Telugu people Living people Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharaks Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kurnool Businesspeople from Andhra Pradesh President of Vishva Hindu Parishad {{philanthropist-stub