President Murmu to Grace Concluding Event of Alluri’s 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations

Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest at the concluding event of 125th birth anniversary celebrations of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in Hyderabad on July 4, 2023, Kshatriya Seva Samithi said in a release on Thursday.  

To pay tribute to Alluri Sitarama Raju‘s contribution to the freedom struggle, the Union Government had commenced year-long celebrations last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-feet high bronze statue of the revolutionary freedom fighter in Bheemavaram on July 4 in 2022. 

Alluri Sitarama Raju was born on July 4, 1897, in Pandrangi village of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. He was a tribal leader who fought against British colonial rule. He led the Rampa Rebellion, which was a major uprising against the British in the 1920s.

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