Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- Telangana Government on Tuesday requested the union Government to confer Padma Shri Award to Ande Sri, who played a significant role during the Telangana struggle through his songs and poems.
Addresssing the press after paying last respects to departed renowned poet and writer Andee Sri here, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the State Government had written a letter to the union Government last year requesting to confer the Padma Shri award on Ande Sri but no positive response was received.
The government will write a letter again and appeal to the centre to consider the demand for the Padma Shri award to Ande Sri, who passed away on Monday, he said. The Chief Minister also requested union Ministers G Kishan Re...