Andhra CM urges PM Modi to confer Bharat Ratna upon Pingali Venkaiah posthumously
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna (posthumously) upon Pingali Venkaiah in recognition of his effort in designing the Indian National Flag.
In a letter written to Mr. Modi, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, “The Country has lost several decades without recognising the untiring efforts of her son late Pingali Venkaiah who gifted it the first designs and specimen of the National Flag; the flag that would fill the hearts of millions of Indians with the spirit of freedom, independence and duty to carry on with the chains of slavery. It is in this light, I request your kind self to confer Bharat Ratna (posthumously) upon Pingali Venkaiah that would not only bequeath peace on to his parter soul bu
Jagan seeks Bharat Ratna for Tricolour designer Pingali (Ld)
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Amaravati, March 12 : Within hours of meeting the family members of Indian flag designer Pingali Venkaiah on Friday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommending a Bharat Ratna to be awarded to him posthumously. Request your kind self to honour the aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh by giving a deserving acknowledgement to the life and contribution of late Pingali Venkaiah by conferring Bharat Ratna (posthumously) upon him, Reddy said in the letter.
A moment to cherish for Pingali Venkaiah’s nonagenarian daughter
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CM visits Seethamahalakshmi and presents her a copy of G.O. sanctioning ₹75 lakh
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy with members of the family of Ghantasala Seethamahalakshmi, at Macherla in Guntur district on Friday. | Photo Credit:
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CM visits Seethamahalakshmi and presents her a copy of G.O. sanctioning ₹75 lakh
It was a poignant moment in the life of Ghantasala Seethamahalakshmi, the 99-year-old daughter of the architect of the national flag, Pingali Venkaiah.
The woman, with tears welling up in her eyes, kissed the hands of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and blessed him as he was leaving after spending close to 30 minutes at her home at Macherla, 150 km from Guntur.
Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav : Andhra s Krishna District administration holds rally ANI | Updated: Mar 13, 2021 07:00 IST
Krishna District (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 13 (ANI): Krishna District administration on Friday organised a rally from District Collector s camp office to Bapu Museum in Vijayawada as part of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav .
Krishna District Collector AMD Imtiaz, joint collector Madhavi Lata, city Police Commissioner B Srinivasulu and others participated in the rally.
They paid tributes to Pingali Venkaiah at a place where he had handed over the design of Indian National Flag to Mahatma Gandhi on March 31, 1921, during an All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary meeting held here.