♦ The Union Government has appointed former Telugu Desam MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar as an additional solicitor general (ASG) in the Supreme Court. He served as Rajya Sabha member as a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) nominee from 2018 to 2024. 

♦ He will serve as ASG for three years. A native of Avanigadda in Krishna district, Ravindra Kumar completed his law degree from AC College of Law in Guntur. He served as Andhra Pradesh's advocate in the Supreme Court for several years.

♦ ASGI is one of the eminent legal offices in the judicial system. The incumbent represented the central government before the Supreme Court in crucial constitutional and policy-related matters.