Service oriented-activities mark NTR vardhanti
Ongole: The district Telugu Desam Party leaders and cadre observed the 23rd death anniversary of their founder president N T Rama Rao by organising service-oriented programmes like blood donation camps and free meal distribution in all the Assembly constituencies in the district along with the towns and villages based on the strength of the leaders.
In Ongole, the Prakasam district TDP president and local MLA Damacharla Janardhan along with the Telugu Raitu president and MLC Karanam Balarama Krishnamurth, Santhanuthalapadu TDP in-charge B N Vijay Kumar participated in the programmes.
They offered floral tributes to NTR by garlanding his statues at various places in Ongole town and inaugurated the blood donation camp in the district party office, NTR Bhavan.
The district party also offered free meal to the NTR fans and other poor people.
In Chirala, MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan made arrangements for the NTR death anniversary programme.
After garlanding the statues of the NTR at the bus stand and other places in the town, Krishna Mohan said that NTR was the icon for Telugu pride and the Telugu people cannot forget him.
He participated in the cycle rally through the town while the party workers raising slogans hailing TDP and NTR.
Later, he inaugurated the blood donation camps in the town and started free meal distribution for more than 3000 people. He also inaugurated the children park in Vetapalem on the occasion.
In the Giddalur constituency, the cadre in the other mandals organised blood donation camps locally.
In Kandukur, the local TDP leaders garlanded the statue of NTR in the town and participated in the blood donation camp and annadanam programmes.
The Parchuru, Kondapi and other MLAs and local cadre also participated in various service programmes after garlanding the NTR statues in their places.