Telangana Government Felicitates Padma Awardees

The Telangana government has honored Padma awardees including former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Telugu actor Chiranjeevi with the Padma Vibhushan. The awards ceremony, which was attended by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, also included awardees such as Gaddam Sammaiah, Velu Ananda Chari, Kethavath Somlal, Dasari Kondappa, Uma Maheshwari, and Kurella Vittalacharya. The state government announced a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh and a monthly pension of Rs 25,000 for the awardees. The government expressed its commitment to protect Telugu culture and traditions, and there were calls for Venkaiah Naidu to ascend to the post of President of India.