The Andhra Pradesh Government is celebrating the birthday of freedom fighter and revolutionary leader from Andhra Pradesh, Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897-1924), as a state event today.
Minister for Education G. Srinivas formally inaugurated the celebrations this morning and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was also slated to participate in some programmes later in the day.
A native of Mogallu village near Bhimavaram in West Godavari district, Raju had organised the famous Rampa Rebellion against British rule in the agency areas of the coastal districts by organising tribals during 1922-24. He attained martyrdom when British police shot him in the head in a major operation.
Conceding the long pending demand to make revolutionary Alluri Sitaramaraju’s birth anniversary an official event of the State calendar the State government organised the first official function at his birthplace at Pandrangi at Padmanabham mandal and at K.D. Peta in Visakha Agency, where he was cremated.
Alluri Sitaramaraju was born on July 4, 1897 at Pandrangi. His last rites, after being caught at Mampa and executed by the British at Rajendrapalem, were performed at KD Peta on May 7, 1924.
In the morning, Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao announced at Pandrangi that Rs. 25 lakh would be spent on installing a bronze statue of Alluri, a museum would be opened in the house where he was born in the village, a park would be developed around the house and an arch would be built. He also said life-histories of Alluri and other freedom fighters and revolutionaries would be included in the syllabi of schoolchildren.
In the evening, Minister for Panchayati Raj Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu said at a function at KD Peta that the spot where Alluri was cremated would be developed into a tourist spotand Rs. 25,000 would be released every month for its maintenance.
When a new district was formed, it would definitely be named after Alluri Sitaramaraju, Mr. Patrudu said.
Across the State, the freedom fighter’s birth anniversary was celebrated.
In Srikakulam, Minister Atchannaidu promised that a statue would be installed soon to inspire the youth.
Celebrations were also conducted in Kakinada and Kadapa.
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