TV9 (Telugu: టీవీ9) is a Telugu news channel started in January 2004 by a team of journalists led by Ravi Prakash. It gained instant popularity among the masses with the punchline "మెరుగైన సమాజం కొసం"(For A Better Society). Currently it is no 1 Telugu news channel in India. The network has opposed the caste system prevalent in India.

Following success in Andhra Pradesh, TV9 expanded its network with news channels in Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati languages. These channels are broadcast by Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.but now it is heading towards repleteness because of its limited regional audience, so tv9 is trying to bring in vast structural changes.

TV9 has been famous for organising various programs both on the screen and in the society directly for enhancing the public life standards. This includes a helping hand for flood victims of AP floods, a run to eradicate flourosis problem in Nalgonda district, and operating children with heart diseases. Ravi Prakash's interview in The Sunday Indian To bring in environmental awareness in public, TV9 management installed a huge eco-friendly clay Ganesha idol at Hyderabad. TV9 campaigns for Green Ganesha

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Lagadapati Rajagopal (Telugu: లగడపాటి రాజగొపాల్ ;Born 16 February 1964) is an Indian industrialist, entrepreneur and Politician, who is currently serving as the 15th Loksabha Member for Vijayawada constituency in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. He is a politician belonging to the Indira Congress party. He is the son-in-law of ex-MP P. Upendra. He completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada which happens to be the first private engineering in Andhra Pradesh. He was in the news recently for his fast-unto-death for Samaikhyandhra. He spearheaded the Samaikhya Andhra movement.

He is also the founder-chairman of the Rs. 12,000 crore Lanco Infratech group of companies, which has been growing rapidly in the construction and infrastructure segment. The company is currently under investigation for irregularities related to re-negotiating insurance contracts.

M. Venkaiah Naidu (Telugu: వెంకయ్య నాయుడు) (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician. From 2002 to 2004, he was the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is currently the opposition party in the Parliament of India. He resigned on October 18, 2004 and was succeeded by L.K. Advani.Mr.Naidu belongs to Nellore Dist of Andhra Pradesh and he has daughter known as Deepa who runs an automobile show room in chennai and also Swarnabharath Trust at Venkatachalam Nellore Dist.

His full name is Muppavarupu Venkaiah Naidu. He married Alluru Vajjramma. Like many BJP leaders and workers, Mr. Naidu also traces his roots to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and entered politics from there.

Naidu took over as BJP president after Jana Krishnamurthi stepped down in 2002.

Naidu hails from Andhra Pradesh. His mother tongue is Telugu. Mr.Naidu although occupied quite few prominent positions in public life, never succeeded in entering either parliament but he won once from udaygiri state assembly constituency of Nellore Dist, AP. Thereafter he has been member of Rajya sabha