Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, along with his wife Bharathi, participated in the Ugadi celebrations at his camp office here on Saturday.
Attired in traditional ‘dhoti’ and ‘kanduva’, the Chief Minister graced the event and extended greetings to all those present on the occasion.
The priests from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) welcomed Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy with ‘poornakumbham’.
The Chief Minister paid floral tributes at the statue of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy that was set up near the special stage. Later, he interacted with the children who were present.
The Chief Minister said the name of the year, ‘Subhakriti’, had good in it, and hoped that God’s grace and people’s blessings would give more strength to the government to do more good to the people.
‘Panchanga Sravanam’, reading of the Telugu almanac, was conducted by astrologer Kappagantula Subbarama Somayajulu. He presented the ‘Ugadi pacchadi’ to the Chief Minister and his wife.
The Chief Minister later felicitated the astrologer. Later, priests from the TTD, the Durga temple, and Vedic scholars blessed the Chief Minister and his wife and presented them ‘theertha prasadam’.
The Chief Minister, along with his wife, later unveiled the government’s Welfare Calendar, Vyavasaya Panchangam 2022-23, Udhyanavana Panchangam 2022-23, Shilparamam Calendar of the Cultural Department, and a book titled, ‘Aameku Thoduga Nyaya Devatha’, penned by A.P. Women’s Commission member Jayasri.
The Chief Minister also launched a book titled, ‘Telugu Sahityam, Samaajam Charitra - Renduvela Samvatsaralu’, written by Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission Chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad.
The Chief Minister also unveiled the image of the Decentralised Administration for Good Governance designed by the Department of Language and Culture Director R. Mallikarjuna Rao.
A delegation of the IAS Officers’ Wives’ Association handed over a cheque towards contribution to the CMRF to the Chief Minister.
Deputy Chief Minister ( Excise) K. Narayana Swamy and Endowments Minister V. Srinivas, MPs V. Vijaya Sai Reddy and M. Venkatramana, Government Adviser ( Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, Adviser (Communications) G.V.D. Krishna Mohan, officials, and public representatives were present
