Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 125 th birth anniversary celebrations of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitharama Raju in Bhimavaram on July 4.
“The year-long nation-wide celebrations will be kick-started from West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh,” said Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday.
Mr. Kishan Reddy visited Mogallu village of Palakoderu mandal, the native of Sitharama Raju, and paid rich tributes to him by garlanding his statue at the Alluri Dhyana Mandir. Later, he garlanded the statue of ECIL founder A.S. Rao in the village.