Kamalapati Tripathi was an Indian politician, writer, journalist, and freedom fighter.
11 Facts About Kamalapati Tripathi
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Kamalapati Tripathi was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency.
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Kamalapati Tripathi served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as Union Minister for Railways.
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Kamalapati Tripathi was the only executive president of Indian National Congress, serving from 1983 to 1986.
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Kamalapati Tripathi started his career as a journalist working for the daily Hindi newspaper Aaj and later Sansaar.
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Kamalapati Tripathi was an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement, for which he was jailed.
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Kamalapati Tripathi was elected to the Constituent Assembly from United Province on Congress Party ticket and played an important part in the drafting of the Constitution of India.
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Kamalapati Tripathi remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 4 April 1971 until 12 June 1973.
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Kamalapati Tripathi's resignation was a result of the 1973 Provincial Armed Constabulary revolt.
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Kamalapati Tripathi was Union Minister for Railways two times first from 1975 to 1977 and then briefly in 1980.
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But, after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Congress President and Prime Minister of India, Kamalapati Tripathi made conflict with him.