Medaram, Mulugu District:
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday released the designs for the development of Sammakka-Saralamma gaddelu and temple premises. Addressing a massive public meeting later, he made several key statements.
“This is not just a responsibility, but an emotional bond,” he said, criticizing previous governments for neglecting temple development. He recalled, “With the blessings of Sammakka-Saralamma, I began my padayatra from this very land on February 6, 2023, to free Telangana from evils and hardships.”
Calling Adivasis the original inhabitants of the nation, the CM asserted that his government is committed to their welfare. He noted that additional Indiramma houses were sanctioned in ITDA regions. “Every welfare programme is planned keeping the interests of Adivasis and Girijans in mind,” he added.
On temple development, the CM said, “For Seethakka and me, this is a blessed moment. The government is ready to sanction as many crores as needed. We are involving tribals, priests, and traditional families in the development process. Since stone structures stand as testimony to history, the shrine will be developed with stone architecture.”
He assured devotees that all works would be completed before the Mahajatara. “This is possible only with continuous day-and-night work, and with the cooperation of locals. I have instructed officials to execute the works with the same devotion as wearing Sammakka-Saralamma’s sacred ‘maaladharana’,” he remarked.
Taking on the Centre, Revanth questioned, “The Union Government is allocating thousands of crores to the Kumbh Mela, but why is no funding given to Medaram Jatara, the Adivasi Kumbh Mela? I demand national recognition for Medaram and immediate central funds.”
Later, CM Revanth Reddy offered pure gold ornaments to the deities and had darshan of Sammakka, Saralamma, and Pagididda Raju Govindaraju. Temple priests presented him with blessings and teertha prasadam.
Accompanying him were Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka), Konda Surekha, Adluri Laxman Kumar, MPs Porika Balaram Naik, Kadiyam Kavya, MLAs Kadiyam Shrihari,Nayini Rajender Reddy, K.R. Nagaraju, Revuri Prakash Reddy, Gandra Satyanarayana Rao,Mayor Gundu Sudharsni,Congress Party General Secretary E.V. Sreenivas,Mulug Congress Party Districts president Pydakula Ashok among others.
