Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and workers paid rich tributes to party founder and former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao by garlanding his statue and raising slogans hailing him on his death anniversary, on Beach Road here on Tuesday.
Former Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao described NTR as a symbol of ‘the pride of Telugus’, who rode to power within nine months of forming the party. He was the first Chief Minister to give women a share in the family property, he said.
Mr. Srinivasa Rao also recalled NTR encouraging youngsters to join politics and his concern for the poor. TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu was continuing in his footsteps and striving to achieve his ideals, he added.
