Hyderabad: The E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana held a Banquet at Raj Bhavan in the honour of Hon’ble President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday. The President of India who is in Hyderabad for the winter sojourn, graced the banquet accompanied by Smt. Savita Kovind, Lady President and their daughter, Ms. Swati. The President of India was given a warm welcome on his arrival at the Raj Bhavan by the Governor Narasimhan, Lady Governor Smt. Vimala Narasimhan and the Chief Ministers of A.P. and Telangana N. Chandrababu Naidu and K. Chandrashekar Rao.
The Governor introduced to the President of India, the prominent personalities who attended the banquet including Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chief Justice of AP & Telangana, former Governors of Tamilnadu, K. Rosaiah and P.S. Ram Mohan Rao, Sujana Choudhari, Union Minister, Y. Ramakrishnudu, AP Finance Minister, Bandaru Dattatreya, MP, AP Jithender Reddy, MP, China Rajappa, Dy. Chief Minister of AP, Kadiyam Srihari, Dy. C.M. of Telangana, Nayini Narasimha Reddy, Home Minister, Govt of Telangana, Speakers of A.P. and Telangana, Chairmen of AP Legislative Council, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Telangana, DGPs of AP and Telangana, Advisors to Government of Telangana, and former DGP.
Senior politicians including Jana Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, Narayana, Shabbir Ali, K. Laxman, G. Kishan Reddy also attended the banquet. Several film personalities including Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Ashwini Dutt also graced the banquet.
The Revanth Kumar, Indian Idol Singer, sang a few songs at the banquet and won the appreciation of all.
