Vundavalli Arun Kumar (born 4 August 1954) is a Public Speaker, Lawyer, Political Analyst and former

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in India. He was elected to the

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and

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

from Rajahmundry constituency ( officially known as

Rajamahendravaram Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...

) of

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 ...

. He was a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

party.

Early life

Vundavalli Arun Kumar was born in

Rajahmundry Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...

East Godavari District East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

, Andhra Pradesh. His father Shri Vundavalli Venkata Subba Rao had a Timber Business and was the Founder-President of the Rajahmundry Chamber of Commerce in the year 1944. His mother Smt. Vundavalli Lakshmi was the Founder-Secretary of the Guild of Service and Indian Red Cross Society, Rajahmundry Branch. He earned his bachelor's degree in commerce (B.Com.) from Government College, Rajahmundry, and also obtained a bachelor's degree in law (L.L.B) from C.R. Reddy Law College, Eluru.

Career

Jai Andhra Movement

Arun Kumar participated in the 1972

Jai Andhra movement Jai Andhra movement is a 1972 political movement in support for the creation of Andhra state in the light of injustices felt by the people of the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions. This was after the HC and SC upheld the Mulki rules in exist ...

as a student. He runs a weekly publication, ''Eevaram Janavaarta'', that covers contemporary political issues.

Public Speaking and Translation

Arun Kumar is well known for his translation expertise and is very good orator and can deliver the exact message to the public. He acted as a translator for Congress Party President

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and her son

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whenever they had to address the people of Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee.

Political career

Arun Kumar was known for his public speaking abilities and in 1983 he was noticed by then President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...

. With the encouragement and support from

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...

in 2004 and 2009, he won the

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elections from Rajahmundry. In 2009, he won against two prominent film actors, Telugu Desam Party candidate

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the richest actor in Telugu Film Industry and Praja rajyam RPCandidate U. V. Krishnam Raju the most popular actor in Andhra Pradesh and has great influence in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. He held various positions mentioned below

Protest Against Ramoji Rao and Margadarsi Group

Arun Kumar has filed a case against Ramoji Rao and Margadarsi group stating that the group is performing illegal financial activities, the case is in the court and yet the result is to be heard.

Retirement from Election Politics

Vexed with the political scenario in the Indian Parliament, 2014, during the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh State in which his party Indian National Congress did not listen to his concern about the future of the state and moreover the absence of Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (died in Sep, 2009) in his life let him to step down from election politics forever.

Protest to demand the implementation of AP Reorganisation Act, 2014

After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state the government at central was charges with BJP and at state it was taken over by TDP. Both TDP and BJP allied during elections and were of least concern in implementing the AP reorganisation act, 2014 and construction of Polavaram Project. Vexed with the group politics, Vundavalli Arun Kumar started writing letters to both the governments for explanation and has been demanding for open discussion regarding the same through various platforms and press meets.

Books

Arun Kumar has great concern about the newly formed state Andhra Pradesh and has written a boo
Vibhajana Katha
criticizing both the parties Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party who ruthlessly divided the state of Andhra Pradesh without providing a proper solution for the newly born state without a capital city. He has been inviting the State Government which is ruled by Telugu Desam Party for discussion regarding the bifurcation act and strategies to be followed during the parliament sessions which the later people don't recognize. Arun Kumar was a very close associate of then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

and has been very loyal to him and was heart broken with demise of

. Arun Kumar wrote a boo
Y.S.R THO Undavalli Arun Kumar
which was released by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah in which he wrote his experiences with

and how

could become people's leader.

Personal life

He married Jyothi (his family friend) and has one daughter named Sravanthi. His mother-in-law asked him to find a pensionable job to which he agreed and has written bank examinations in which he was not successful as he was purely interested in politics only. His mother in law was satisfied and happy when he became the Member of the Indian Parliament in 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Vundavalli Arun 1954 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Telugu politicians India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Guntur district