Chennamaneni Ramesh

Chennamaneni Ramesh (born 3 February 1956) is an Indian politician. He is an MLA representing the Vemulawada constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.

Chennamaneni Ramesh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
ConstituencyVemulawada
Personal details
Born (1956-02-03) 3 February 1956
Karimnagar, Hyderabad State, India
CitizenshipIndia (until 1993; 2008–present)
Germany (1993–2008)
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (2009–2010)
SpouseMaria
Children3
Parent
RelativesC. Vidyasagar Rao (uncle)
C. H. Hanumantha Rao (uncle)
Residence(s)Hyderabad, Telangana, India
EducationB.Sc., M.Sc. (Agriculture)
Ph.D. (Humboldt University)

Early life

Chennamaneni Ramesh was born on 3 February 1956 in Karimnagar.[1] His father Rajeshwara Rao (1923 – 2016) was a communist leader. His uncle C. Vidyasagar Rao served as the Governor of Maharashtra.[2]

Ramesh completed his M.Sc. (Agriculture) at Leipzig,[3] and obtained his Ph.D. from Humboldt University of Berlin in 1987.[2]

Political career

Ramesh began his political career in 2009 when he was elected as an MLA from Vemulawada constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2]

In 2010, he joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and was re-elected in a 2010 bypoll. He was re-elected to the Telangana Legislative Assembly in 2014 and 2018.[2]

Citizenship issue

Ramesh moved to Germany in the 1990s for employment. He obtained German citizenship in 1993 and surrendered his Indian passport. He returned to India in 2008 and re-applied for the Indian citizenship which was granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).[4]

In 2013, Hyderabad High Court annulled Ramesh's candidature to the assembly based on the case filed by his opponent Adi Srinivas, who alleged that Ramesh obtained citizenship by submitting fake documents. However, Ramesh appealed to the Supreme Court of India and obtained a stay.[2]

In December 2017, the Union government has cancelled Ramesh's citizenship but the Hyderabad High Court directed the MHA to re-examine based on Ramesh's appeal.[5] The MHA re-iterated the same in 2019 by issuing a fresh order but Ramesh obtained a stay order from the High Court.[4] In August 2021, the High Court noted that a by-election would be required if the charges on Ramesh's German citizenship were proven.[6]

Personal life

Ramesh married Maria, a German citizen.[7] The couple has 2 sons and a daughter.[1]

References
  1. "Member's Profile - Telangana Legislature: SRI CHENNAMANENI RAMESH". Telangana Legislature. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. Nichenametla, Prasad (22 November 2019). "Why Chennamaneni Ramesh, a 4-time Telangana MLA, has been stripped of Indian citizenship". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. Rao, Ch Sushil (6 September 2017). "Chennamaneni Ramesh: Ramesh to contest MHA move to cancel dual citizenship". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "TRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh is German citizen: Centre again tells court". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Telangana MLA Ramesh Chennamaneni's citizenship cancelled, MHA says he's German". India Today. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "MLA's citizenship row: Telangana HC says be ready for bypoll if charges proved". Deccan Chronicle. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021.
  7. DC Correspondent (15 August 2013). "MLA to appeal against High Court order". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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