Missula Suryanarayana Murti

Missula Suryanarayana Murti (born 1911) BSc was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.

Life
Murti was born to Shri Venkanna at Kondakarla in Brahmin family. He married Shrimati M. S. Annapurna Devi on 29 May 1929. They had 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters.

He has 4 grandsons, namely Mvs Murthy s/o MM Rao, Vijaya Ram S/o MVM Rao, Missula Venkata Aditya Rohini Krishna S/O M.Surya Narayana and Missula Jagath Vallabhai S/O M. Surya Narayana, who all abide in Visakhapatnam. After Some years, Kartik and Meghana were born to MVS Murthy and M Shanti.

Career
Murthi graduated with a B.SC. in Chemistry and researched activated carbon from agricultural refuse and sugar technology while working in the sugar plant located near Anakapalli.

With the call received from gandhiji, he actively participated in the freedom movement and went to prison several times.

After getting Independence also, his desire to serve the people in his constituency made him to contest in to the elections and then, became a member of parliament in the next two decades.

He was a member of Pradesh Congress Committee after 1945. He was president of Visakhapatnam District Congress Committee from 1942 to 1946 and from 1953 to 1957.

He was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Golugonda Constituency in 1957 and 3rd Lok Sabha and 4th Lok Sabha from Anakapalli constituency in 1962 and 1967 respectively as a member of Indian National Congress.

Though he was elected repeatedly, lifelong he lived in a hut in kondakarla. He sold most of his inheritance for the sake to serve the people residing in his constituency during the tenure he is in office.

Before entering into politics, he was the President of Kondakarla, Atchutapuaram Mandal.

He established development techniques including Harijan (outcaste) development and a cooperative society in his Kondakarla for educating deprived students.

He wore Khadi clothes in his entire life.

Some of his Social activities are Organising Co-operative Societies, Harijan uplift and rural welfare.

His hobbies also include Gardening.boating in kondakarla Ava and kondakarla Bird Sanctury.

His Favourite pastime and recreation is Football and Badminton.

His Special interests are Agriculture and Co-operation.

Accomplishment in letters, art and science: Research in activated carbon from agricultural refuse and sugar technology.