Andhra CM Reddy Bats For Bharat Ratna To Tricolour's Designer

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy on March 12 penned a letter to PM Narendra Modi for conferring 'Bharat Ratna' to the Tricolour's designer Pingali Venkaiah (aka Jhanda Venkaiah) posthumously. Reddy entreated that honouring Venkaiah on 75th Independence Day would be matter of pride for every Indian. Venkaiah was a freedom fighter from Andhra, who designed many flags including Indian national tricolor. Meanwhile, Reddy has awarded Rs 75 lakhs to Venkaiah's daughter Ghantasala Mahalakshmi.