Jagan requests Centre to confer Bharat Ratna upon Pingali Venkaiah
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Published: 12th March 2021 4:24 pm IST (Twitter/CMO Andhra Pradesh)
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday requested the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna the highest civilian award upon Pingali Venkaiah, for his untiring efforts in designing the Indian flag that largely remained unrecognized.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahostsav’, chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy noted Venkaiah’s immense contribution towards making of Indian flag. “Having seen the effect of a common national flag on the mind and psyche of people, he decided to undertake a scientific study of different flags across the world,” Jagan mentioned.