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FORDS, N.J.— More than 300 people attended a reception hosted in honor of Laxman Kova, MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary at Royal Albert’s Palace here Feb. 6. The event was organized by Kommidi Balvanth Reddy, executive director of the American Telugu Association.
Among attendees were Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh, publisher of Desi Talk and recipient of India’s Padma Shri award, Upendra Chivukula, commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, FIA President Ankur Vaidya, Albert Jasani, Raj Maan, Sridhar Uttara, Krishna Reddy, Govind Raj, Srinivas Dargula, Sudhakar Perikari ATA president, Suresh Jilla, joint treasurer ATA, Rajeshwar Gangasani, president elect, of the North American Telugu Association, Murali Chintalpani, past president of the U.S. chapter of the Telangana Development Forum, among others.
Balvanth Kommidi welcomed the visiting MLA and invited him and other dignitaries including Dr. Parikh, Chivukula and Vaidya on the podium. In his welcome speech, Balvanth Kommidi talked about the creation of an independent state of Telangana, and briefed the audience about the work undertaken by the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NRIs are eager see better India under Modi leadership, he said.
In his address, Kova shared his thoughts on the Modi government’s progress and initiatives it has undertaken, and how BJP is shaping India’s future. Prime Minister Modi is working his best to focus on certain areas, especially domestic issues, he told the audience.
Dr. Parikh narrated his experiences with the Atal Behari Vajpayee government and with Narendra Modi. He expressed his full support for the new Telangana government and said he looked forward to their progress. Chivukula congratulated all the people who worked hard to for the creation of Telangana state and hoped that the new Telangana government will solve fluoride and other important public issues. He also advised the government to take help from the NRIs in areas of technology transfer.
This story originally appeared on News India Times.
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