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Tiranga rallies in Nellore, Hanamkonda mark Independence Day build-up
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The rallies show both the Centre and state governments claiming the Tiranga for their own political branding, with themes like 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Partners in Nation Building' pushed from top down. But patriotism does not need a slogan or a minister's flag-off, it thrives on quiet civic duty. The real test of national unity: will these same crowds turn up to plant trees in their own streets next week, without a political banner overhead?
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