Naidu seeks Bharat Ratna for N.T. Rama Rao at Mahanadu

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) nationalist president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) projected that the Bharat Ratna beryllium conferred connected N.T. Rama Rao astatine the party’s Mahanadu.

Paying tribute to the histrion connected his commencement anniversary, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu said NTR would stay successful the hearts of the radical arsenic agelong arsenic the Telugu contention exists.

He recalled that NTR started disconnected arsenic an mean worker and reached the presumption of Chief Minister wrong 9 months of the TDP coming into existence, a feat fewer different leaders successful the state could achieve. NTR’s contributions to the Telugu movie manufacture were immense, Mr. Naidu said.

He said that nether NTR’s stewardship the TDP emerged arsenic a cardinal subordinate successful nationalist authorities and had a relation successful the enactment of governments astatine the Centre.

“NTR was a large leader. He stood arsenic a awesome of self-respect for the Telugu race. He prioritised the payment of radical and earned a spot successful their hearts,” Mr. Naidu said, adding that NTR deserved the country’s highest civilian honour.