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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Potti Sriramulu was a Gandhian activist whose 1952 fast-unto-death for a separate Telugu-speaking province triggered the creation of Andhra State and India's linguistic reorganisation of states.
- What did Potti Sriramulu's fast achieve?
- How is Sriramulu's martyrdom linked to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956?
- Distinguish Andhra State (1953) from Andhra Pradesh (1956).?
- Which earlier committees had addressed linguistic states?

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## Timeline

1. 19 October 1952

   On Sriramulu began a fast-unto-death in Madras, demanding a separate Andhra State for Telugu speakers with Madras city as a contested claim.

2. 15 December 1952

   After 58 days of fasting, Sriramulu died on .

3. 19 December 1952

   Within days, on , Nehru announced the formation of a separate Andhra State, which was formally inaugurated on 1 October 1953 with Kurnool as its capital and T.

4. 1 October 1953

   Within days, on 19 December 1952, Nehru announced the formation of a separate Andhra State, which was formally inaugurated on with Kurnool as its capital an…

5. 1 November 1956

   Andhra State was merged with the Telangana region of Hyderabad State to form Andhra Pradesh on .

6. 15 Dec 1952

   Candidates should be able to date the fast (19 Oct–), name the SRC members, distinguish Andhra State (1953) from Andhra Pradesh (1956), and link the episode…

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In December 1952, Potti Sriramulu died after a 58-day fast in Madras, compelling Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to announce a separate Andhra State, inaugurated on 1 October 1953.

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