It has been 11 years of harsh waiting, braving the searing heat and the muddy roads, for 71-year-old farmer from Nizamabad district Manohar Reddy to wear his footwear again, thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The connection may sound bizarre, but it is related to the establishment of the Turmeric Board in Nizamabad, announced by the Prime Minister during his public meeting in Mahabubnagar on Sunday. It was a promise fulfilled by the BJP after four years, but this man has been waiting to hear this news since 2011 when he decided to walk barefoot until the Board was set up.
This farmer from Palem village in Morthad mandal of Nizamabad district was on a mission to get the Turmeric Board for the benefit of turmeric farmers. A turmeric farmer himself, Mr. Reddy not only vowed to leave aside his footwear on November 4, 2011, but also went on a 63-day padayatra from Ichoda in Adilabad district to the feet of Lord Venkateshwara in Tirupati with the wish of the Board.
