BRS govt. ignored Oscar winner Rahul Sipligunj: Revanth
The Hindu
BRS govt. ignored Oscar winner Rahul Sipligunj: Revanth
Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy has alleged that the Telangana government has failed to recognise singer Rahul Sipligunj who sang the Oscar winner “Natu Natu” song, and announced ₹10 lakh award to him on behalf of the Congress.
Mr. Reddy said the singer would be honoured with ₹1 crore prize money after the Congress comes to power recognising the fame he got for the State through the Oscar-winning song. He made the announcement in the presence of Mr. Sipligunj, who attended as chief guest at the inauguration of the Rajiv Gandhi Online Quiz Competition. The quiz is being organised in continuation of the Hyderabad Youth Declaration made in the presence of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi recently.
He appealed to students and youngsters to participate in the quiz competition on Rajiv Gandhi to be held on June 2. Those interested can give a missed call on 7661899899. Top three prizes will be given to three people in every constituency. The first prize is a Laptop followed by smartphone and a tablet. Details on www.rajivgandhiyouthquiz.com
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.