MLA Gudem pays rich tributes to Dr Kalam

Patancheru: Local MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy on Tuesday hailed former President A P J Abdul Kalam as a model for all. He was speaking after garlanding Dr Kalam's statue in the Patancheru industrial estate in connection with his 88th birth anniversary celebrations under the auspices of NGOs and youth organisations.

The MLA also garlanded the statue in local government degree colleges along with TRS people's representatives and leaders. Leaders of the Ambedkar Yuvajana Sangham, under the stewardship of SCRPS vice-president Rudravaram Shankar, also garlanded the statue and paid their tributes to the late leader.

Addressing the event, the leaders stated that Dr Kalam was an idol for students and youngsters. They called upon people to take him as a model. The leaders stated that the Sangham was starting a government college in the constituency with the objective of ensuring education for all.