Jagan Mohan Reddy - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Jagan Mohan Reddy at Lokmat Times

Bhimavaram, July 4 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday presented an unusual gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju here.Taking every one by surprise, the chief minister presented a bow and a quiver to Modi.Bow and quiver of arrows is a symbolic representation of 'Manyam Veerudu' or forest hero as Alluri Seetarama Raju was popularly known. The tribal warrior took on the might of British with bow and arrows and led a rebellion with an army of tribals with their traditional weapons and astounding warfare.While felicitating relatives of Sitarama Raju and tribal chieftain Mallu Dora, the Prime Minister bowed to them.Both Modi and Jagan Mohan Reddy paid rich tributes to Sitarama Raju.Modi began his speech with few words in Telugu, evoking applause from the people.He unveiled a 30-feet bronze statue of Sitarama Raju to launch year-long celebrations.The chief minister, in his speech, said that freedom fighters aspired to build a society where there is no exploitation from one person to another, one country on another one. He stated that lakhs of fighters have laid their lives for the freedom of the country.Jagan Mohan Reddy said that Alluri Sitarama Raju is one among such fighters, who was born in Andhra Pradesh and fought against foreign rule.He pointed out that a district in Andhra Pradesh was named after Alluri Sitarama Raju during the recent reorganisation, and stated that a bronze statue is being unveiled in that district too marking his 125th birth anniversary.He said that the nation will never forget a great man like him, who sacrificed his life at a young age, and stated that future generations shall cherish his fighting spirit.He, along with the Prime Minister, felicitated Alluri Srirama Raju, nephew of Alluri Sitarama Raju, and Bodi Dora, son of Alluri's close lieutenant Mallu Dora.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Jagan Mohan ReddyFOLLOW

Jagan mohan reddy, Latest News

Amaravati, July 21 Andhra Pradesh's former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the people of ... ...

Amaravati, July 9 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday ... ...

Guntur, July 9 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been elected the lifetime president of ... ...

YSRCP honorary president YS Vijayamma, mother of Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Friday said she is thinking of stepping aside from the party to help her daughter YS Sharmila in Telangana who formed a party last year. ...

Guntur, July 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother and YSR Congress Party's honorary ... ...

Amaravati, July 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday paid tributes to his ... ...

Amaravati, July 7 With the two-day plenary session of the YSRCP set to begin on Friday near Guntur, ... ...

Bhimavaram, July 4 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday presented an unusual gift to ... ...