Paritala Ravindra

Paritala Ravindra (Telugu: పరిటాల రవీంద్ర) popularly known as Paritala Ravi (August 30, 1958 – January 24, 2005) was a political leader and factionist in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a former cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly when he was slain by his political rivals in 2005. He started as a communist/Naxalite in the footsteps of his father who donated his lands to poor people and later entered electoral politics by joining the Telugu Desam Party. He was elected five times as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Penukonda constituency in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. He produced a film, Sri Ramulayya, based on the biography of his father.

Read more about Paritala Ravindra:  Early Life, Entry Into Factionism, Re-Organising Committee (R.O.C), Assassinations, Death