S. M. Laljan Basha

S. M. Laljan Basha (2 August 1956 – 15 August 2013), a politician, deputy chairman, and Vice President of the Telugu Desam Party, was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha (2002–2008), the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also elected Member of Parliament of India representing Guntur, an Andhra Pradesh constituency in Lok Sabha (1991–1996). He also acted as Chairman for Joint Parliament Committee for Waqf. His younger brother S.M. Ziauddin contested four times for legislative elections and won two times. Jinnar tower in Guntur was built by Lal jan saheb (grandfather of S.M. Lal jan basha and S.M.Ziauddin)

Basha died in a road accident on 15 August 2013, when his vehicle rammed into the divider at Narketpally near Nalgonda on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad national highway in the wee hours of 15 August 2013 on his way to Guntur.