Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kamma (caste)" in English language version.
Krishnaraya's court also was dominated by Kamma officers and they entered into matrimonial alliance with the royal family. The honoured position that Telugu language occupied at Vijayanagara Court and rise of Telugu Colonies in the far south may reasonably be attributed to the influence of Kamma generals
The Nayakas of Musunuru who are said to have been Kammas . . .
Venkaiah Naidu, though he comes from the rich Shudra Kamma community, could not acquire any philosophically independent leadership status because he did not have the vision and courage to challenge RSS–BJP Brahminism.
The rise to power of NTR , a Kamma , for the first time after 27 years of Congress Rule in Andhra Pradesh , did produce a reaction , particularly among the Congress
A case in point is Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is a Kamma (Andhra peasant caste), which means that he can rely on the extensive rural base which supports his party "Telugu Desam" (= Telugu Land; Telugu is the language of Andhra Pradesh).
The principality is consolidated by Shayappa and by his son and grandson, Vengala Nayudu and Venkatadri Nayudu, whose rule is presented as re-presenting a rather peaceful epoch.
Their main strength lies in their capacity to shift allegiances on a pragmatic basis, usually through the mediation of a Niyogi Brahmin . . . the Kamma Nayaks thus create their political base under Vijayanagara, shift to the Qutb Shahi state of Golconda (using a common enemy, the Boyas of the region, to build a case), and then to the post-Mughal state of Asaf Jati Nizams in Hyderabad.
The principality is consolidated by Shayappa and by his son and grandson, Vengala Nayudu and Venkatadri Nayudu, whose rule is presented as re-presenting a rather peaceful epoch.
Their main strength lies in their capacity to shift allegiances on a pragmatic basis, usually through the mediation of a Niyogi Brahmin . . . the Kamma Nayaks thus create their political base under Vijayanagara, shift to the Qutb Shahi state of Golconda (using a common enemy, the Boyas of the region, to build a case), and then to the post-Mughal state of Asaf Jati Nizams in Hyderabad.