Overview
- On his maiden visit to Telangana, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards at Ramoji Film City after receiving a Guard of Honour and a welcome at Raj Bhavan.
- He appealed to media houses to uphold truth, objectivity and fairness and to act as partners in nation-building.
- Highlighting a growing narcotics problem, he said he is considering a people’s movement to build nationwide awareness against drugs.
- Earlier the same day at Audit Diwas in Delhi, he praised the CAG and backed the 'One Nation, One Set of Object Heads of Expenditure' reform to improve fiscal transparency.
- He lauded Ramoji Rao’s legacy and presented awards to seven recipients, as top leaders from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh attended, with Radhakrishnan expressing confidence that disputes between the two states will be resolved.