NE NEWS SERVICE
GUDIVADA (KRISHNA DISTRICT), JAN 14
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday flagged off three-day bull race as a part of ‘Sankranti sambaralu’ on the outskirts of Gudivada in Krishna district.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy spent about an hour with the people by distributing traditional fruit (Bhogipallu). He enquired about the bull race in which the animals pull the weight for a certain distance to register victory.
The traditional race is being organised in three categories of weight under the aegis of Civil Supplies Minister and Gudivda MLA Kodali Nani.
The Chief Minister did not address the gathering. He simply wished the senior YSRCP leaders and public representatives, including Endowment Minister V. Srinivas and Machilipatnam MP V. Balashowry during the celebrations.
Hundreds of locals in traditional attire turned up to celebrate the festival in the presence of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The ‘sambaralu’ will be held till Thursday.
Telugus’ living across the globe are celebrating Sankranti Sambaralu with religious fervour. A curtain raiser of the The Telugu Association of Austrialian Inc celebrating the festival on Jan 18 at Melbourne. The organisation released a video in Youtube.com inviting the participants to register their name for the event.
