# Tiranga rallies in Nellore, Hanamkonda mark Independence Day build-up 2026-08-12T18:35:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 275-foot-long Tricolour led a Tiranga rally in Nellore on Wednesday, flagged off by Endowments minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy under district collector Himanshu Shukla's leadership. Students, officials, and residents marched to the VRC raising patriotic slogans. Reddy said the rally kicked off a series of events under the theme 'Partners in Nation Building', including tree-planting and social media campaigns, ending with the main Independence Day function on August 15. In Hanamkonda, a separate Tiranga rally was held on Thursday as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Organised by BJP district president Kolan Santosh Reddy, it started at the Thousand Pillar Temple and ended at the Ambedkar statue. Teachers' MLC Malka Komaraiah, the chief guest, said the flag should remind people of freedom fighters' sacrifices and called for collective work towards Viksit Bharat. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com - deccanchronicle.com Tags: Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Andhra Pradesh, Independence Day, Nellore, Patriotism, Tiranga rally Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/275-foot-tricolour-leads-tiranga-rally-in-nellore/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/275-foot-tricolour-leads-tiranga-rally-in-nellore/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.