Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidou

Mayor of Yanam.

Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidu better known as The Grand Old Man of Yanaon was Mayor and MLA of Yanaon during French rule in first half of 20th century. He was one of the two powerful political leaders in Yanam during French rule. His opponent was Bezawada Bapa Naidou, the first mayor of Yanam. After death of Bapa Naidou, he became Mayor of Yanam (Maire de Yanaon) and even his family became very dominant in Yanam politics for at least 50 years thence.

Legacy of Kamichetty family

He was hornoured with Grade de chevalier in 1931. His son's wife Kamichetty Savithiry became Conseiller Municipal from Kankalapet and later became MLA of Yanam. It was told that after MLA elections, she and Yerra Jaganatha Rao got same votes, so they kept lottery and she won it. His son Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu became MLA of Yanam and made it his pocket borough for nearly 40 years.

It was Venugopalarao Naidou who provoked his son who was a pro-French leader to support merger of Yanam. There was a street named Kamichetty in Yanam.

Offices held

Preceded by Post created	Membre du Conseil Municipal de Yanaon ?–1954	Succeeded by defunct (Coup d'État de Yanaon)
Preceded by Bezawada Bapa Naidou	Maire de Yanaon 1931–1940	Succeeded by Madimchetty Satianandam
Preceded by Bezawada Bapa Naidou	President de Conseil Local de Yanaon 14 November 1931–?	Succeeded by ?

References

• Annuaire statistique des établissements français dans l'Inde by Pierre-Constant Sicé.
• La Gazette de I'Etat de Pondichéry (Gazette of Pondicherry).

See also

• Yanam, French India
• Yanam Municipality
• Dadala Rafael Ramanayya
• Colonial History of Yanam
• Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou
• Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu