Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday met and honoured the nonagenarian daughter, and descendants of Pingali Venkaiah, the designer of the Indian flag. Reddy honoured Sita Mahalakshmi (99), daughter of Venkaiah in conventional Telugu fashion by spreading a scarf round her and offered a memento.
Later, he sat beside Mahalakshmi and had a dialog together with her and all her relations, encompassing as much as three generations
The Indian flag designer’s relations showcased Venkaiah’s images and in addition a guide that contained data on him.
There was jubilation and tears of pleasure amongst some relations because the Chief Minister personally visited their house.
All the ecstatic relations posed for a number of images with Reddy and served him water at their residence at PWD colony in Macherla in Guntur district.
Before departing their house, the relations introduced a tri-colour which all of them symbolically unfurled.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by state Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita, Narsaraopeta MLA Vidadala Rajini, different leaders and officers.
Before the arrival of Reddy, all of the relations had been joyfully ready for his arrival and Venkaiah’s daughter mentioned, “As the only daughter of the national flag designer, I am very happy to learn that the CM is arriving.”
According to Mahalaskhmi, her father thought that it doesn’t bode effectively to see a international flag fluttering in unbiased India and wrote a guide on the nationwide flag, together with showcasing the flag to eminent individuals.
“With everybody’s permission, he (Venkaiah) presented this flag to Mahatma Gandhi on March 31st, it has been 100 years,” mentioned the nonagenarian who struggled to speak.
Mahalakshmi’s son and Venkaiah’s grandson Narasimham mentioned that each one the relations are glad to see the Chief Minister visiting his mom.
“Truly, this is a surprise for us. We never expected that the Chief Minister himself will come to this faraway Macherla with a desire to honour my mother Gantasala Sita Mahalakshmi, the one and only daughter of Pingali Venkaiah, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of designing the flag,” mentioned Narasimham.
Along together with his relations, he wholeheartedly welcomed Reddy.
