Telangana leaders unite in tribute to former PM Rao on birth anniversary

Hyderabad: Leaders across the political spectrum in Telangana on Friday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao on his 103rd birth anniversary.

Leaders cutting across party lines recalled the services of the late leader, who was posthumously conferred Bharat Ratna in March this year. Telangana ministers, leaders of the ruling Congress, opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and family members of the late leader visited PV Ghat on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake here to pay floral tributes.

State minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, senior Congress leaders K Jana Reddy and V Hanumantha Rao, former mayor T. Krishna Reddy, Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) leader M Kodandaram, Narasimha Rao’s daughter and BRS MLC Vani Devi, son Prabhakar Rao, grandson and BJP leader NV Subhash were among those who paid tributes at PV Ghat. The state government organised the birth anniversary programme at the PV Ghat. An all-religious prayer meeting was also held on the occasion.

Venkat Reddy said India and the Telugu people could never forget Narasimha Rao, who played a historic role as the architect of new economic reforms. The minister said the former Prime Minister was a polyglot and an intellectual who enhanced India’s prestige at the international level. Vani Devi recalled that Narasimha Rao effectively ran a minority government for a full five-year term (1991-96) and led the country in overcoming many complex issues.