Sabitha Indra Reddy


Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy is an Indian politician. She became the first woman Home Minister of the erswhile Andhra Pradesh State after the late CM Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy allocated that portfolio to her. Also she is the first women minister for Telangana. Presently, she represents the Maheshwaram Assembly constituency as the MLA.

Personal life

Sabitha was born on 5 May 1963 at Tandur to G.Mahipal Reddy. She completed her education till B.Sc and has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for two terms from Chevella assembly constituency.
She was married to P. Indra Reddy who was the Home Minister in N. T. Rama Rao's Cabinet and has three sons. Indra Reddy was a very popular leader who carried a cult image in Telangana. After his demise in a road accident was then Sabitha had to foray into politics.

Political career

Sabitha held the position of Mines and Geology Minister in the earlier government. She was the first female Home Minister of a state in the nation. She is an undefeated four time MLA. She was elected twice from Chevella and twice from Maheshwaram after delimitation.
In 2011, Central Bureau of Investigation arrested V. D. Rajagopal and Y. Srilakshmi, as third and fourth accused respectively in the investigation into illegal mining by Obulapuram Mining Company. The permission for mining in Anantapur was for captive mining, i.e. the ore mined in that region is to be used in the local steel plant and not to be exported. Srilakshmi is accused of dropping the term "captive mining" in the final order approving a mining license to Obulapuram. Y. Srilakshmi suggested that this was done at the insistence of the former Minister of Mines and current Andhra Pradesh Home minister Sabitha Indra Reddy. However the CBI defended the Home minister saying there was no justification for the official to blame the Minister. As of April 2013, Sabitha Indra Reddy submitted her resignation letter from the Cabinet after the CBI named her as an accused in the Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy illegal investments case.