Call for commemorative coin on NTR centenary

Amaravati: Tributes poured in from different quarters on the centenary birth anniversary of late chief minister

NT Ramarao

on Saturday. His family members paid floral tributes to the founder of Telugu Desam Party at NTR ghat in Hyderabad, while his actor-politician son Nandamuri Balakrishna paid tributes at Nimmakuru, his father’s native village in Krishna district.Former Union minister and BJP leader

Daggubati Purandeswari

said they have discussed with the RBI to release a commemorative 100 coin with NTR’s image to mark the occasion. “The family has decided to organise year-long celebrations to mark NTR’s birth anniversary. We hasve identified 12 different places in the state to hold the activities,” she said.TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu paid tributes to NTR at Addanki bus stand centre in Ongole city. Addressing party cadres, Naidu said NTR was an iconic leader who launched many schemes for the welfare of the poor.