Kalyandurg (Anantapur District): The 538th birth anniversary celebrations of the great saint, social reformer, and composer, Sri Bhakta Kanakadasa, were grandly organized in Kalyandurg, Anantapur district, as a State Festival.
State Minister for IT and Human Resources Development, Sri Nara Lokesh, attended the event as the Chief Guest and officially unveiled a 9-foot bronze statue of Sri Kanakadasa. Thousands of people and several prominent leaders from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) participated in the festival.
Program Highlights:
* Statue Unveiling: Minister Nara Lokesh, along with BC Welfare Minister Smt. S. Savitha, local MLAs, MPs, and other senior TDP leaders, unveiled the garlanded bronze statue in a traditional manner.
* Massive Crowd: Over ten thousand people attended the event to pay tribute to the saint and participate in the State-level celebrations. The crowd, wearing party flags and yellow caps, listened attentively to the leaders' speeches.
* Tribute to a Social Reformer: Speaking on the occasion, the leaders paid rich tributes to Sri Kanakadasa, lauding his role as a revolutionary social philosopher who used his devotional compositions (keertanalu) to fight against social inequalities and caste discrimination.
* Government's Commitment: Minister S. Savitha and other leaders reaffirmed the government's commitment to honoring social reformers. They announced that Kanakadasa Jayanti would be officially celebrated as a State Festival across all districts, recognizing the saint's immense contributions to social justice.
* Political Engagement: Sri Nara Lokesh greeted the enthusiastic crowd, reiterating the government's dedication to the welfare and development of the Backward Classes (BCs), whose community highly reveres the saint.
Chief Guests and Leaders Who Participated
The following prominent leaders participated in the program, including organizing Kanakadasa Jayanti as a State Festival and the statue unveiling:
* Sri Nara Lokesh: State Minister for IT and Human Resources Development (Attended as the Chief Guest and unveiled the statue).
* Smt. S. Savitha: Minister for BC Welfare (Played a key role in announcing Kanakadasa Jayanti as a State Festival).
* Sri Amilineni Surendra Babu: Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kalyandurg.
* Smt. Ambika Lakshminarayana: Member of Parliament (MP) from Anantapur.
* Sri B. K. Parthasarathi: Member of Parliament (MP) from Hindupur.
* Sri Venkata Sivudu Yadav: Chairman of the State Labour Welfare Board.
Along with them, several government officials including District Collector O. Anand, S.P. P. Jagadeesh, BC Welfare DD Khushboo Kothari, and other TDP leaders and local public representatives also participated in the event.
These leaders praised the services of Sri Kanakadasa and cooperated in the statue unveiling.
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