Along with T. Balasaraswathi in the Madras Presidency, Nagarathnamma virulently opposed the abolition of devadasi system and fought a losing battle with social reformers like Kandukuri Veeresalingam.
Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam also spelled as Kandukuri Veereshalingam (Telugu: కందుకూరి వీరేశలింగం) (16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919), also known as Kandukuri Veereshalingam Pantulu (Telugu: వీరేశలింగం పంతులు), was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh.