YSRCP, Congress leaders pay tributes to YSR on his birth anniversary in Visakhapatnam
YSRCP leaders paid rich tributes to YSR, as he was fondly known, by garlanding his statue on Beach Road at a programme organised under the aegis of YSRCP East Constituency coordinator Molli Appa Rao.
The party's district president K.K. Raju, Rajya Sabha member Golla Babu Rao, MLCs Varudu Kalyani and Kumbha Ravibabu, Gajuwaka constituency coordinator Tippala Devan Reddy, and former MLAs Tippala Nagi Reddy and Chintalapudi Venkataramaiah were among the prominent leaders who participated in the programme and offered floral tributes.
Addressing the gathering, the YSRCP leaders recalled YSR's immense contribution to various sections of society during his tenure as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. They lauded his visionary welfare initiatives and reforms in key sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture. The leaders noted that his son, former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, had carried forward YSR's legacy by continuing several of the welfare schemes introduced by him.
A blood donation camp was also organised at the YSRCP district party office in Maddilapalem. District president K.K. Raju, along with youth wing representatives and other party leaders, participated and donated blood as a tribute to the late leader's service-oriented legacy.
Earlier in the day, the party's district youth wing president Urukuti Chandu, zonal president Ambati Sailesh, State general secretary Doddi Kiran, and State youth wing representative Mohammad Imran paid floral tributes to YSR's statue.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders too commemorated Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's birth anniversary by garlanding his statue at Beach Road, in an event organised by 21st Ward Congress leader Eegala Mohan Sai.
Speaking on the occasion, Congress East Constituency in-charge Priyanka Dandi said that YSR had always dreamed of seeing Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister. She remarked that people were gradually turning back to the Congress after experiencing the governance of the TDP and the YSRCP. She highlighted YSR's tenure as Chief Minister, during which key initiatives like the sanctioning of Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) to Visakhapatnam and the development of the BRTS road network took place under Congress rule.
She described YSR as the architect of landmark welfare schemes such as Aarogyasri, old-age pensions, fee reimbursement, and Indiramma housing. Congress leaders Kandava Gayatri and former DCC vice president Chinnababu were among those who participated in the event.
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