The Hyderabad brothers P Janardhan Reddy and Mari Sasidhar Reddy are taking the initiative to install a statue of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Hyderabad today. Today is her 90th birth anniversary.
A statue ofIndira Gandhi is being installed at Shiparamam cross roads near Hitech city. P Janardhana Reddy has taken the initiative. Some congress party leaders are however grumbling and are not happy. The reason is that Janardhan Reedy is treating it as a personal affair rather than a party function.
Many congress leaders have not been informed about it nor have received any invitation. Verappa Moily will unveil the statue in the presence of chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy this afternoon.
2011/6/9 9:40:03 Minister for Labour Danam Nagender on Thursday stated that the newly appointed Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana will assume charge on June 11.
Talking to media persons after reviewing the arrangements with PCC office bearers at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr Nagender said the PCC chief would be taken in a procession from Katta Mysamma Temple near Assembly to Gandhi Bhavan.
He said Mr Satyanarayana would garland former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s statue at Punjagutta, former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s statue in Necklace Road, Dr BR Ambedkar statue at Tank Bund and Babu Jagjivan Ram’s statue at Basheer Bagh Press Club before proceeding to Gandhi Bhavan in a procession.
Chief minister K Rosaiah who is just about managing to run the show with blessings from the high command is now trying to please madam Sonia and stay in her god books for as long as possible.
Rosaiah said that he would like to rename Medak district after Indira Gandhi. Indira had contested from Medak and represented this seat in the Lok Sabha.
What Rosaiah seems to have forgotten is that it was Indira Gandhi who crushed the agitation for separate Telangana by luring away the agitating leaders with plum posts.
So it is unlikely that the ‘T’ leaders will agree to any proposal to rename the Medak district after Indira Gandhi.
Kavita begins hunger fast for Dr Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/13 8:34:19 Demanding installation of constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly, Telangana Jagruti president K Kavita on Friday launched a 48-hour hunger strike at Indira Park.
Talking to media persons after starting the hunger strike, Kavita appealed to Speaker Nadendla Manohar and Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha to take steps for establishing Ambedkar's statue beside the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. She said that the installation of Ambedkar's statue would uphold the respect towards law making institutions among the legislators.
Kavitha said that the Dalits and Backward Classes communities have been enjoying the benefits in educational institutions and in employment due to reservation provided by Dr Ambedkar in the constitution. She demanded that the government announce decision on establishing the statue by Saturday on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar's birthday.
Kavitha warned that she would intensify her agitation if government did not take a favourable decision on it.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress party dalit unit members and Lok Satta party expressed solidarity with Kavita’s hunger fast. (INN)
The tallest statue in the state so far is the 54 feet statue of Gautam Budhha on the Rock of Gibralator. The distinction will now go to the statue of Annamayya.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is installing the statue at the Thallapaka crossroads in Kadapa. The statue will be about 108 feet in height. The work will commence shortly and it will take about a year for the statue to come up.
2011/11/20 12:27:46 (IANS) People wanting to see Anna Hazare now won't have to go to the remote Ralegan-Siddhi village or wait for his next agitation. A visit to the Celebrity Wax Musuem here will ensure a 'meeting' with the anti-graft crusader, minus the long queues and the security clearances.
A wax statue of Hazare was Sunday evening unveiled in Varsoli village on the outskirts of this hill-station, around 175 km from Mumbai, vowing the weekend visitors.It was shown to Hazare Saturday at his native village in the adjacent Ahmednagar district."Hazare appeared very pleased at seeing his wax duplicate and even touched it a couple of times out of curiosity," an aide told IANS.
Hazare has donated his trademark Gandhi cap worn during his hunger strike for the Jan Lokpal bill in the capital, and also his clothes for the statue.Celebrity Wax Museum Director Sujith Sukumaran, an acclaimed artist, said Hazare's cap has a great heritage value and would be a treasured possession for the museum.
The statue was unveiled to coincide with the death anniversary of Hazare's mother, he said."Hazare is a hero of this generation. He moved the masses against corruption... That is why we decided to immortalise him in wax," an excited Sukumaran told IANS.
Initially, museum authorities were hesitant about the proposal, fearing Hazare may not permit his wax statue."He not only gave us permission, but took time off from his schedule to patiently give us measurements," Sukumaran said.
The statue has been crafted by India's top wax sculptor Sunil Kandalloor. It took him 25 days to complete the task.The air-conditioned museum has statues of 32 prominent personalities including Mahatma Gandhi, India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, English comic actor Charlie Chaplin, late musician Michael Jackson, and several other living and dead legends.
Next week, a statue of former cricketer Kapil Dev will be inaugurated, followed by similar statues of actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Abhishek Bachchan.
2012/4/15 5:27:34 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday ended her 48-hour-long hunger fast which she started on April 13 at Indira Park demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters after ending the fast, Kavitha said that the despite her 48-hours hunger fast the State Government did not respond to the demand of installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue. She said that the government should have made a specific announcement on Saturday on Dr Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Kavitha said that the if the government fails to instal Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises by August 15, the Telagana Jagruthi would approach the Supreme Court seeking its intervention on the issue. She appealed to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar to install the statue to enter history by installing the statue in his regime.
She thanked all the political parties for supporting her hunger fast. However, she also expressed regret over the criticism on her fast some leaders. (INN)
2011/9/2 9:53:21 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has decided to install the statue of city's first Dalit mayor MR Shyam Rao as a tribute to his contribution for the city's development.
The statue will be installed at Masab Tank crossroads and a foundation stone for the same is likely to be laid on his death anniversary on September 23. Shyam Rao was the mayor of Hyderabad from 1963-64. Later, he was also the part of PV Narasimha Rao's cabinet from 1972-75 and held Sports portfolio. He was very active in the Congress party and was elevated to the post of PCC General Secretary in 1982 and was also the Hyderabad City Congress president.
Congress MLC MS Prabhakar is Shyam Rao's son. (INN)
The TRS has demanded the government to install a statue of the late professor Jayashankar.
The TRS has asked the government to set up a grand and befitting memorial for the professor in Hyderabad. The TRS also wants the Ekasila Park in Warangal to be named after Jayashankar.
2012/2/12 6:24:44 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters at her residence, Kavitha said that the decision to install Ambedkar's statue should be taken during the first meeting of Business Advisory Committee.
She also announced that the dalit organisations would launch massive hunger strike from March 4 at Indira Park if the Speaker fails to install Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises. Meanwhile, Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram announced JAC's support for the demand. (INN)
2012/4/11 0:39:11 Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Kavitha said that the she would begin the 48-hour hunger strike from April 14 at Indira Park. She demanded that Ambedkar's statue be installed next to the Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the assembly premises. She said that all political parties have made representation to Speaker Nadendla Manohar requesting him to take steps for the installation of Ambedkar's statue. However, she said no action has been taken in this regard.
Kavitha also demanded that the State Government should install the statues of Telangana leaders like Kommaram Bhem at Tank Bund. Else, she warned that pro-Telangana activists would halt the re-installation of statues, damaged during Million March, at Tank Bund. She said that large-scale protests would be held across the region if the demands for installation of Ambedkar statue in assembly and Telangana leaders' statues at Tank Bund were not met. (INN)
2007/10/15 5:50:44 The Hyderabad brothers Marri Sasidhar Reddy and P Janardhan Reddy were at the receiving yesterday. The two legislators went to the Hyderabad airport to receive the President Pratibha Patil. But the two were stopped from entering the tarmac by the CISF.
Even after showing their passes issued by the General Administration Department and revealing their identity, they were not allowed to go inside. The two legislators have now decided to take this issue to the notice of the government.
2011/10/1 6:00:22 Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the 'Indira Jal Prabha' at Yerragondapalem on October 2 and the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will participate in the programme as per the revised schedule. Earlier, Chief Minister was to declare open the scheme.
As per the revised schedule, the Chief Minister will visit Prakasam and Krishna districts on October 2. He will leave Shamshabad airport on Sunday morning and reach Gannavaram airport at 10.50 AM. He will then proceed to Jangalapalli village of Yerragondapalem mandal in Prakasam district by helicopter and meet officials and non-officials.
After attending the Jala Prabha programme, he will interact with beneficiaries and lay a foundation stone for Ekalavya Model School for ST girls at Thimmapuram, the birth place of Allasani Peddana of Vijayanagar Empire, of Dornala mandal to be built at a cost of Rs 12 Crore. Later, he will lay another foundation stone for the construction of civil supplies godowns for storage of 2000 MTs at Yerragondapalem at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore under Nabard scheme.
The MLS point will cover 41 Fair Price shops in Yerragondapalem, 34 shops in Tripuranthakam and 40 shops in Pullacheruvu mandals. The Chief Minister is also expected to lay another foundation stone for an e-seva centre and then address a public meeting after distributing assets to the beneficiaries under the Indira Jal Prabha. He will reach Gannavaram airport at 2.40 PM. After meeting officials and non-officials, he will inaugurate a milk project and a railway over bridge.
At 3.55 pm he will inaugurate Rajiv Gandhi statue at Ramakrishnapuram. after a brief halt at the State Guest House he will see a demo on IT services and then proceed to Bandar road in front of Victoria memorial museum to flag off and participate in the 'Vande Gandhiam March' at 4.35 PM. the cm will attend 'Vande Gandhian celebrations at the Indira Gandhi outdoor stadium at 5 pm. He will be back in Hyderabad at 8.15 pm by a special flight from Gannavaram airport. (INN)
The renowned Grevin Museum prepares to unveil the actor’s wax replica this April — he’ll become the only other Indian besides Gandhi in the museum, reports Shilpa Jamkhandikar.
One wax statue at London’s Madam Tussauds isn’t enough for Shah Rukh Khan. The superstar is now set to be moulded in wax for the second time - this time at the famed Grevin Wax Museum in Paris this April.
What’s even more interesting is that King Khan will become the only living Indian to have his statue installed at this museum. The only other Indian whose statue graces Grevin’s is none other than Mahatma Gandhi. The Grevin Museum is a well known international museum of wax statues and boasts an impressive collection of wax figures, including Michael Jackson and Celine Dion.
Shah Rukh has spent hours for the ‘sittings’ for the making of the statue during his frequent visits to London. “Shah Rukh is very popular in France, and the unveiling of the wax statue is scheduled to be a huge event in Paris. Shah Rukh, of course, has already promised that he would be present for it,” said a source.
In fact, compared to the replica at Madame Tussaud’s, this one is supposed to have more of a likeness to the star and Shah Rukh himself is said to be impressed with the handiwork of the artisans. Shah Rukh is expected to unveil the statue at a grand function which may also be attended by a few of his close Bollywood friends.
Well, it sure seems like France is as besotted with Shah Rukh as India is, what with the government there having just honoured him with the Insignia of Officer in the Order Arts and Letters and is extremely keen that he visit Paris to promote Indian cinema there. Good going!
BJP activists stop installation of NTR statue at VSKP
2008/5/28 6:33:06 The BJP Yuva Morcha activists stopped the unveiling of a statue of the late TDP founder NT Rama Rao in Visakhapatnam. The local TDP workers arranged a program on the occasion of NT Rama Rao’s birth anniversary and invited union minister and NT Rama Rao’s eldest daughter Purandrareshwari to unveil the statue.
But the BJP Yuva Sena objected to this. Their contention was that the statue was that of NT Rama Rao as Lord Krishna. The BJP leaders took objection to NTR being projected as God.
2011/3/8 0:06:20 Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian.
2007/10/11 10:55:28 The media scene in Hyderabad is getting hotter by the day. A spate of new dailies, weeklies and TV channels are hitting the state at regular intervals. The Hyderabad brothers M Sasidhar Reddy and P Janardhan Reddy now plan to join the media bandwagon. The duo is understood to have registered with the Registrar of Newspaper in Delhi a new title for the paper. The title is ‘Darpanam’. The work on the new daily is expected to commence shortly and the paper is likely to come out early next year.
2011/6/11 2:44:54 Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana began his assigned task of rejuvenating the listless cadre, curb dissension in the party ranks, bring peace among Cabinet Ministers on odds with each other, apart from handling other responsibilities by taking charge as the Pradesh Congress Committee president at the Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, former chief ministers K Rosaiah and Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy, outgoing PCC president D Srinivas, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy, AICC Additional In-Charge of AP Affairs KV Krishnamurthy, Union Minister of State Pannabaka Lakshmi, several state Cabinet Ministers and MPs, MLAs and MLCs and other former PCC presidents K Kesava Rao, Satyanrayana who is presently the APSRTC Chairman, were present at the Prakasam Hall to welcome Mr Satyanarayana’s as the ruling party’s chief.
Mr Satyanarayana replaces D Srinivas, who had been in his third term when he was replaced.
The Transport Minister has tough task on his hands, with the YSR Congress Party launched by former Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy making inroads into Congress bastions across the state.
Mr Satyanarayana has to ensure that the MLAs who have a soft heart for Mr Jaganmohan Reddy do not cross over to him while at the same time being strict with those Congress leaders who have already done so.
Apart from that, Mr Satyanarayana has to rejuvenate the Congress cadre across the state, most of who are disenchanted with the party after their hopes of their own political careers taking an upward trend are more or less unfulfilled.
He also has to find ways to ensure that a resurgent Telangana Rashtra Samithi does not walk away with the accolades as the separate Telangana statehood agitation intensifies.
The main opposition Telugu Desam Party is largely seen to be the least of Mr Satyanarayana’s as that party is busy in protecting its own turf from the sustained attacks by the TRS in Telangana and the YSR Congress Party in Seemandhra regions.
Besides this, Mr Satyanarayana has to soothe the increasing ruffling of feathers of some Cabinet Ministers who are engaged in a bitter turf war.
The impending Cabinet expansion will also be another litmus test of Mr Satyanarayana’s skills as the possibilities of some Congress leaders being left very disappointed are very high.
Earlier, Mr Satyanarayana made his way to the Gandhi Bhavan from his resident in a massive procession of party activists and leaders.
He had garlanded former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s statue at Punjagutta, former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s statue in Necklace Road, Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at Tank Bund and Babu Jagjivan Ram’s statue at Basheer Bagh Press Club before proceeding to Gandhi Bhavan.
Mr Satyanarayana had even earlier offered prayers at the Bangaru Mysamma temple at Nampally.
The Hyderabad brothers Marri Sasidhar Reddy and P Janardhan Reddy met the AICC in charge for Andhra Pradesh Veerappa Moily in New Delhi on Tuesday. Moily is the new in charge for AP affairs and he replaces Digvijay Singh.
The Hyderabad brothers are a thorn in the flesh of chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy. The former PCC chief K Keshava Rao had served them with show-cause notices. The duo is reported to have submitted a big secret file containing the list of their grievances against the chief minister.
2012/4/25 6:46:43 New Delhi, April 25 (INN): Eight Congress MPs from the Telangana region, who were suspended from the Lok Sabha for four days, on Wednesday staged a silent protest before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament premises.
In a symbolic protest to convey that their voice was being suppressed, the MPs sat on a dharna before the Gandhi statue by tying black cloth on their mouths. However, they held placards demanding introduction of a Bill on Telangana in the on-going budget session of the Parliament. The placards also had slogans demanding that the government honour the promise made by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 9, 2009.
The MPs had threatened that they would intensify their agitation for statehood from next Monday.
Meanwhile, the newly nominated Rajya Sabha members from the state Palwai Goverdhan Reddy and Ponnala Laxmaiah have expressed solidarity with the agitation of Telangana MPs.
2011/2/18 4:48:19 The seven day long Diksha that YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy has started today morning at Hyderabad is named after the deceased B.tech student Varalakshmi. At first, he planned to conduct only one day Deeksha demanding for the fee reimbursement to the students. But, in the wake of latest developments he has extended his Deeksha to seven days.
While, there was overwhelming response from all the downtrodden sections, surprisingly he got support from TRS party also. The chairman of T JAC Prof. Kodhanda Ram has conveyed their solidarity to Jagan’s Deeksha, which is a new development in the state politics that may lead to new political equations in the state.
YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy has started his Deeksha beginning with garlanding his father late YSR’s statue at Panjagutta circle and then proceeds to Tankbund where he garlands Dr.Ambedkar’s statue. Then, he started his seven day long Deeksha at Indira Park.
Thousands of people from all over the state thronged the area and many more on their way to Deeksha place. Jagan has flayed the State Government in his speech.
Demanding installation of constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly, Telangana Jagruti president K Kavita on Friday launched a 48-hour hunger strike at Indira Park.
(IANS) People wanting to see Anna Hazare now won't have to go to the remote Ralegan-Siddhi village or wait for his next agitation. A visit to the Celebrity Wax Musuem here will ensure a 'meeting' with the anti-graft crusader, minus the long queues and the security clearances.
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the 'Indira Jal Prabha' at Yerragondapalem on October 2 and the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will participate in the programme as per the revised schedule. Earlier, Chief Minister was to declare open the scheme.
Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian. 
The seven day long Diksha that YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy has started today morning at Hyderabad is named after the deceased B.tech student Varalakshmi. At first, he planned to conduct only one day Deeksha demanding for the fee reimbursement to the students. But, in the wake of latest developments he has extended his Deeksha to seven days. 
YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy has started his Deeksha beginning with garlanding his father late YSR’s statue at Panjagutta circle and then proceeds to Tankbund where he garlands Dr.Ambedkar’s statue. Then, he started his seven day long Deeksha at Indira Park. 
