Puchalapalli Sundarayya

Comrade Puchalapalli Sundarayya పుచ్చలపల్లి సుందరయ్య
1st Leader of the opposition Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1957–1962
Chief Minister	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Damodaram Sanjivayya
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Tarimela Nagi Reddy
Constituency	Gannavaram
1st Leader of the opposition Andhra State Legislative Assembly
In office 1955–1956
Chief Minister	Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Constituency	Gannavaram
Member of Polit Bureau Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office 1964–1982
General Secretary	Himself E. M. S. Namboodiripad
General Secretary Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office 9 November 1964 – 6 April 1978
Preceded by	Position Created
Succeeded by	E.M.S. Namboodiripad
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1978–1983
Preceded by	T. S. Anand Babu
Succeeded by	M. Rathna Bose
Constituency	Gannavaram
In office 1956–1967
Preceded by	Andhra Pradesh Assembly Created
Succeeded by	V.Seetha Ramayya
Constituency	Gannavaram
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra State
In office 1955–1956
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Andhra Pradesh Assembly Created
Constituency	Gannavaram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1952 – 21 March 1955
Preceded by	Rajya Sabha Created
Succeeded by	TJM Wilson
Constituency	Madras State Andhra State
Personal details
Born	Puchalapalli Sundararami Reddy (1913-05-01)1 May 1913 Nellore, Madras Province, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	19 May 1985(1985-05-19) (aged 72)
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (from 1964-1978)
Spouse	Lela
Known for	Co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Puchalapalli Sundarayya (born Sundararami Reddy; 1 May 1913 – 19 May 1985), popularly known as Comrade PS, was an Indian Communist leader including of the peasant revolt in the former Hyderabad State of India, called the Telangana Rebellion and he was also one of the founding members of Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[1][2] He was so dedicated to the upliftment of the poor that he and his spouse chose not to have children, for the purpose of social service. He directly participated in Telangana armed struggle against the imperialism of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Sundarayya remained General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) until 1976.