‘World Telugu meet will take important decisions’

Rules with regard to use of official language not being followed, Mandali says

A lot of important decisions will be taken about the steps needed to protect and develop Telugu language at the fourth World Telugu Conference to be held in Tirupati at the end of December, new A.P. Official Language Commission Chairman Mandali Buddha Prasad has said.

Addressing a gathering at a function organised to felicitate him here on Monday, Mr Buddha Prasad said according to the rules all the dealings, transactions, and communications of the State government should be in Telugu, the Official language of the state, but that was not happening.

“The release of by appointment order in Telugu was seen with great amusement by all,” he said.

Comparing Andhra Pradesh with neighbouring Tamil Nadu Mr Buddha Prasad said people often advised him against wasting his time for Telugu language programmes.

Some even went to the extent of telling him that he lost by 250 votes in the Assembly elections because he wasted his time. But in Tamil Nadu the people voted for political leaders who openly displayed their love for Tamil.

The then Chief Minister Karunanidhi asked the Central government to accord Tamil the Classical language status instead of funds and projects.

That was the kind of love that was needed, he said. He said unless a language spoken by a people was kept alive, their culture and their way of life would disappear.

He said the Telugus of Mauritius were doing a wonderful job with regard to preserving Telugu language and culture.

The “Who is Who” of Krishna district and Vijayawada attended the function. Secondary Education Minister K Parthasarathi, former Minister Devineni Rajasekhar, Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu, MLCs Ilapuram Venkiah and Chigurupati Varaprasad, ‘Vishalandhra’ daily editor Edupuganti Nageswara Rao, Siddharth Academy president S.Vishnuvardhana Rao, Andhra Chamber of Commerce former president M. Rajaiah, Karanataka State Telugu Vignana Samithi and former TTD Board member A Radhakrishna Raju, Acharya Nagarjuna University Vice-Chancellor K. Viyyanna Rao, CPI leader Kolli Nageswara Rao, former Krishna University vice-chancellor K Durga Prasad, Sunflower Engineering College chairman M.D.V.S.R. Punnam Raju were among those who spoke.PCC secretary Kolanukonda Sivaji, Krishna district Writer’s Association general secretary G.V.Purnachand and Andhra Arts Academy president G.Narayana Rao officiated over the function.

Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Medical College chief Chadalawada Nageswara Rao, former Loyola College lecturer M.C. Das and several other prominent citizens were invited to seat on the dais.


  • Unless a language spoken by people is kept alive, their culture, way of life will disappear, he says
  • Telugus of Mauritius are doing a wonderful job with regard to preserving language and culture
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  • source: http://www.TheHindu.com / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada, October 30th, 2012
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