The centenary birthday celebrations of PV Narasimha Rao began in Hyderabad on Sunday, with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao paying tribute to the late former Prime Minister.
On his 99th birthday, Chandrasekhar Rao-led government hosted the event, with the CM as the chief guest, at PV Ghat, Necklace Road. 

“To undertake reforms in every field that he has been entrusted with, one requires conviction and knowledge. Whatever subject he was entrusted with he took bold decisions and introduced reforms. His reforms with regard to land rights, education and economic policies have shaped the country’s future. The fruits of the economic reforms introduced by him are being enjoyed by later generations,” the Chief Minister said.

Calling upon the celebration committee to highlight the “ 360 degree personality “ of the most believed son of Telangana during the yearlong worldwide celebrations, the Chief Minister said that the state cabinet and Assembly will move a resolution demanding Bharat Rant to PV. “I personally will take a delegation to Prime Minister and request him to honour PV Narasimha Rao by according him Bharat Ratna,” he said. He also agreed to the suggestion of requesting center to rename Hyderabad central university after Narasimha Rao.

He further said that five bronze statues of PV Narasimha Rao will be erected in Karimnagar, Warangal, Vangara, Hyderabad and in Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi. He said a portrait of the former PM will be placed in State Assembly and efforts will be made to see that Parliament also has a portrait of the former PM along with other former Prime Ministers of the country. He announced the concluding ceremony on June 28 of 2021 will be a grand scale with not less than one lakh audience.

Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao, Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Celebration committee chairman K Keshava Rao, TPCC Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy, CPI Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy, and family members of the former Prime Minister were also present. Later all religious prayers were offered. 

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