The CM said some film personalities, who met him recently, urged the government to resume presenting the Nandi Awards.
Nandi Awards to be named after Telugu balladeer late Gaddar. (Creative Commons)
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said the state government would present awards to film personalities, poets and artists named after the folk singer late Gaddar.
Addressing the birth anniversary celebrations of Gaddar on Wednesday, 31 January, CM Revanth Reddy praised the singer for his contributions to the uplift of the poor and for the formation of Telangana.
He said some film personalities, who met him recently, urged the government to resume presenting the Nandi Awards. It would now be named after Gaddar, who passed away last year, the Chief Minister said.
“I am saying from this podium that we give respect to Gaddar by naming the award after him. Presented by the state government, the award would be given to poets, artists and film personalities. What I am saying is GO (Government Order),” he said.
Gaddar, also a poet and balladeer, died at a private hospital in Hyderabad in August 2023 at the age of 77.
Born as Gummadi Vittal Rao in a poor Dalit family in the Medak district of Telangana, Gaddar was a voice of the poor during his lifetime.
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