Sana Satish

• Cricket administrator
• Industrialist

Sana Sathish Babu
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2024
Website	Personal website

Sana Sathish Babu (born 19 August 1972) is an Indian politician, industrialist, Sports administrator and philanthropist primarily based in Andhra region. A member of Telugu Desam Party, he has been serving as a member of Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh since 2024. He is the founder of the Sana Sathish Babu Foundation.

Early life and career

Sathish was born in Andhra Pradesh and spent his childhood in Kakinada. He completed his diploma on Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2001. He worked for almost a decade as an employee at state electricity department after his father died. After quitting the job, he left for Hyderabad and started business. ^{[1] [2]}

Sathish Babu is currently serving as Honorary Secretary to the Andhra Cricket Association and has also held important positions in the Andhra Cricket Association, BCCI, East Godavari District Cricket Association and others. He comes from Kapu community. ^{[3] [2]}

Political career

Sathish joined Telegu Desam Party and became a key member of the party’s core team. He was elected as Rajya Sabha member in 2024 bye election seat from Andhra Pradesh. ^[4]

Controversy

In 2019, he was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in connection with the money-laundering case involving meat exporter Moin Qureshi, to judicial custody. Although he was bailed by a Delhi local court, summons was permitted. In 2024, Delhi High Court upheld the lower court's decision to prevent quashing the summonses issued to him by the ED. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "CEO Telangana (Election Affidavit)" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office Telangana. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
2. "TDP Leader Sana Sathish: From Humble Middle Class Beginning To Rajya Sabha, An Inspiring Journey". Times Now. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
3. Devulapalli, Rahul (2024-12-10). "TDP fields controversial industrialist Sana Sathish Babu for Rajya Sabha by-elections". The Week . Retrieved 2025-01-01.
4. IANS (2024-12-10). "Andhra: TDP picks Masthan Rao, Sana Sathish for Rajya Sabha bye-elections". The News Minute. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
5. "Businessman Sana Sathish Babu Sent To Jail In Money-Laundering Case". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
6. "Delhi HC upholds money laundering probe against businessmen Sathish Babu Sana, Pradeep Koneru". The Indian Express. 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2025-01-01.