Public representatives in Kakinada and Konaseema districts on Monday gave a rousing reception to Chelluboyina Venu Gopala Krishna by holding a 30-km rally between Kakinada city and Ramachandrapuram in Konaseema district to celebrate the retainment of his Cabinet berth.
Mr. Venu Gopala Krishna, who continues to hold the portfolio of Backward Classes Welfare, was given the additional portfolio of Information and Public Relations and Cinematography in the recent Cabinet rejig.
The YSRCP cadres held a large procession which began from Kakinada city, where Mr. Venu Gopala Krishna was greeted by former Agriculture Minister K. Kanna Babu, Kakinada City MLA D. Chandrasekhara Reddy and Kakinada MP Vanga Geetha. The public representatives later offered a floral tribute to a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in the city.
