The Hindu Business Line : Aquarians rule the roost in AP Cabinet

More interestingly, February 15 turns out to be a significant date for the new Cabinet. Three of the Ministers - Mr Gollapalli Surya Rao, Mr Mohd. Shabbir Ali and Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah - were born on that date, though in different years.

While Mr Rao (Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development), a diploma holder in telecommunications, was born in Ravulapalem in East Godavari in Coastal Andhra on February 15, 1951, Mr Ali (Information and Public Relations), a commerce graduate, was born at Kamareddy of Nizamabad district in Telangana on the same day in 1957.

The other 1944-born Aquarian, Mr Lakshmaiah (Major Irrigation), an engineer who studied in the US, hails from Kilashatanda village of Warangal district in Telangana.

Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy (Agriculture Minister), a law graduate hailing from Madakasira in Anantapur district of Rayalseema region, was born on February 12, 1957.

Another Minister from the same district, Mr J.C. Diwakar Reddy (Panchayat Raj), a science graduate and close confidant of the Chief Minister, was born on February 23, 1945.

Four July-born Ministers are the second biggest zodiac contingent in the 24-member Cabinet.

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