Stamp in honour of Obul Reddy released on his birth centenary

India Post released a customised commemorative ‘My Stamp’ marking the 100^th birth day of industrialist and philanthropist P. Obul Reddy, astatine a peculiar centenary solemnisation present connected Sunday.

Major Manoj M., Director of Postal Services, Chennai region, unveiled the stamp successful the beingness of Prathap C. Reddy, Founder-Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group.

Patron of classical arts

Obul Reddy was an entrepreneur whose pioneering Indo-Japanese collaboration with Matsushita (Panasonic) successful 1972 led to the founding of Indo National Ltd. (Nippo Batteries). He was besides a patron of Indian classical arts.

Recalling his agelong and adjacent relation with Obul Reddy, Dr. Prathap Reddy said, “Today, it is casual to commencement an industry, but successful his time, it was not. Yet, helium did it with large enthusiasm and dynamism. He was besides profoundly progressive successful nationalist work done schools and charitable hospitals.”

“Most of all, during the December euphony play successful Chennai, erstwhile radical from crossed the satellite travel to bask Carnatic music, helium is fondly remembered for encouraging galore euphony sabhas and institutions specified arsenic The Music Academy. He supported them with large passion, which is wherefore helium was genuinely remarkable,” helium said.

Preetha Reddy, Vice-Chairperson, and Suneeta Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group; Aditya Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Indo National Limited and Apollo Health Co-Director, and household members of Obul Reddy were present.