*YS Jagan pays tributes to Gandhi, Shastri*

Tadepalli, Oct 2: YSRCP President and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries at his residence in Tadepalli.

YS Jagan garlanded the portraits of the two national leaders and recalled their immense contribution to the country.

In a message on the occasion, YS Jagan said Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle for India’s freedom through the path of non-violence and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s leadership, symbolised by the inspiring slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan,” would remain an enduring example for generations.

He remembered Gandhi’s historic role in the freedom movement and Shastri’s contribution to nation-building and paid respectful homage to both leaders on their birth anniversaries.

MP Peddireddy Mithun Reddy, former Minister Velampalli Srinivasa Rao, YSRCP leaders Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Lella  Appi Reddy, Malladi Vishnu, Devineni Avinash, Rayana Bhagyalakshmi, Poonuru Gautham Reddy, Vangaveeti Narendra and Ankamreddy Naga Narayana Murthy, among others, participated in the programme and paid tributes.