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Dr. YSR Foundation (USA) Celebrates 65th YSR Jayanthi in Atlanta

Dr. YSR Foundation (USA) Celebrates 65th YSR Jayanthi in Atlanta

Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy Foundation (USA) celebrated 65th YSR Jayanthi in North American Telugu Association (NATA) convention, Atlanta, Georgia on July 6th, 2014.

Foundation President Alla Rami Reddy, Atlanta team BOD Gopinath Reddy, Srinivas Kotluri, Kiran Kandula, Girish Meka, Venkata Rami Reddy, Srinivas Segireddy and other YSR Followers organized the event.  

Over 700 YSR Followers from all over America attended this event, including the Advisory Council Chair Dr. Prem Reddy, Dr. Malla Reddy Pailla and Dr. Stanley Reddy, Core Committee members Dr. Raghava Reddy Ghosala, Rajeshwar Reddy Gangasani, Ramesh Appareddy, Suresh Sadipiralla, BODs Anna Reddy, Chinnababu Reddy, Dharma Reddy Gummadi, Girish Ramireddy, Narayana Reddy Gandra, Ramana Devulapalli, Santosh Pathuri, Srinivasulu Somavarapu, Vishnu Kotimreddy. State Coordinators Mallik Bonthu, Narayana Reddy Kasireddy, Vishnu Kumar Kotimreddy, Raja Bommareddy, Texas team lead by Srinivas Obulreddy, Darga Reddy, Ravindra Arimanda, Working Committee chairs Venkata Rami Reddy Sanivarapu, Dwarak Natha Reddy and Overseas Coordinator Prasad Mallu have attended this event. NATA Executive Committee members AVN Reddy, Dr. Mohan Mallam, Rama Surya Reddy, Sridhar Korisapati, Srinivas Anugu, Coordinator Srinivas Vangimalla, BODs Jithender Reddy, Dr. Rami Reddy Buchipudi, Ramesh Chandra and other committee members Gautham Goli, Rajasekhar Aila, Ravi Singareddy had also attended this event.  

The event started with two minutes of silence to remember Dr. YSR, Smt. Shobha Nagireddy and the Telugu students drowned in Beas River.

Foundation President Rami Reddy Alla explained that Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Foundation was formed in 2010 and the main goal of this foundation is to continue the legacy of Dr. YSR.

Rami Reddy invited all the guests on to the stage and explained about Dr. Prem Reddy Dollar-to-Dollar matching program, Dr. Raghava Reddy Ghosala explained the goals of the foundation.

A video message from Sri YS Jaganmohana Reddy was received with a roaring applause from the audience and every one chanted johar YSR after the message.

Dr. Prem Reddy, in his speech expressed that it was a great honor for him to celebrate the life of his great friend Dr. YSR and he shared his personal experience with Dr. YSR, and reminded that Dr. YSR came to the past ATA convention as Opposition leader and at that time he had introduced him as the future CM and that his dream was realized later.

Dr. Malla Reddy shared his personal experience with Dr. YSR, and that he was promised a college in Nalgonda district and as soon as he became CM the college was sanctioned without even a follow-up. Ex-RTC Chairman Gone Prakash Rao praised the activities of Dr. YSR Foundation.  

Congress spokesman Jitta Surender Reddy explained how Dr. YSR encouraged youth leadership and how he respected people. Jetti Siva Rama Krishnayya (Tenali) described YSR as a born leader and explained how he was loved by all sectors of people. Lawyer Weekly editor Tunga Siva Prabhath Reddy shared his personal experiences with audience. Municipal Ex-Chairman EV Sudhakara Reddy, BOD Gopinath Reddy, Kiran Kandula, Pavan Pamudurthi, Krishna Reddy Koduru also spoke on this occasion. 

Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy Foundation will be focusing on following programs:

  • Sponsor an orphan child
  • Sponsor a physically and mentally disabled child
  • Sponsor a neglected Senior Citizen
  • Scholarships to poor meritorious students
  • Water purification plants
  • Health camps

Foundation committee members and YSR Followers who have been organizing the events across USA were introduced to the audience with roaring applause. YSR Followers Ramana Reddy Kristapati, Ramana Putluru, Mallikharjuna Reddy (FL) were introduced. This event was a great experience to all the leaders of the Foundation and now they know each other by face and have a common goal of keeping the legacy of Dr. YSR.  

Foundation Vice President Gurava Reddy could not attend the meeting but had extended his full support. Thanks to Srinivas Somavarapu for writing a song instantly on YSR and singing on the stage. The event ended with vote of thanks from Gangasani Rajeshwar Reddy.

Thanks to Singers Balarka and Megha Shyam Reddy for singing classical songs. Thanks to all the audience for showing the affection and love towards Dr. YSR. Thanks to Sridhar Vakiti and his team for taking great pictures and thanks to all the volunteers for helping.

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