Telugu Desam Party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday felicitated senior journalists Pothurri Venkateswara Rao and Vardachari for doing research studies on the life of N T Ramarao the founder of TDP.
At a function held at NTR Trust Bhavan here on Saturday, the TDP chief presented them with a shawl and a cash award .
Speaking on the occasion, Chandrababu lauded the disciplined life of NTR. Rama Rao etched a name for himself in the hearts of the poor by introducing the welfare schemes like the Rs 2 a kg and land for the landless poor.
Praising NTR’s private life, Chadrababu said ``to serve the poor, NTR left the lucrative cine filed and joined politics.’’