Alimineti Madhava Reddy

Alimineti Madhava Reddy (28 February 1949 – 7 March 2000) was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected four times to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhongir constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Early life and education Alimineti Madhava Reddy was born to Narsa Reddy and Lakshmamma. He hailed from the erstwhile Nalgonda district in present-day Telangana. He graduated from Osmania University in 1974 as B.E. Electrical engineer. He married Uma Devi. They have a son, Alimineti Sandeep and two daughters Srujana and Swetha. Uma Devi and Alimineti Sandeep are politicians as well.

Political career Reddy joined Telugu Desam Party in 1984

Reddy held several portfolios in the state cabinet, first under N. T. Rama Rao and then under N. Chandrababu Naidu. He served as the Minister for Health & Medical Education for 9 months (from December 1994 to August 1995) in N.T. Rama Rao's cabinet. He served as the home minister for 4 years, from 1995 to 1999. He was the first to serve as a home minister from erstwhile Nalgonda district and as a minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (from 11 October 1999 until his death).

During his home ministership, Reddy was outspoken against the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. He made the ban on Peoples War Group (PWG) to be reimposed, which was lifted by Rama Rao when he was the chief minister. The killings of the Naxalites increased. Reddy aggressively campaigned to help those who wish to surrender. He visited places where major attacks were taking place disregarding the warnings about threats, in order to show the support for the police on duty. This ended with Reddy on top of the PWG's hit list.

Death Reddy was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the outlawed People's War Group of Naxalites near Ghatkesar on 7 March 2000 around 11 PM IST. The security protocol of Reddy was found to be inadequately enforced. The government did not take action against the officials responsible for his security.