Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan paid tributes to Alluri Sitarama Raju on the occasion of his 124th birth anniversary, at Raj Bhavan on Sunday.
Calling Sitarama Raju a great freedom fighter, the Governor recalled how the leader united the tribal groups in the Agency area against the Britishers.
Garlanding his portrait, MLC Shabji and West Godavari Collector Kartikeya Misra said Sitarama Raju continued to fight for independence from the British rulers and sacrificed his life for the country.
District Revenue Officer David Raju, BC Corporation Executive Director Pushpa Latha and other officers were present on the occasion.
In Machilipatnam, Krishna district Superintendent of Police M. Ravindranath Babu, ASP Mallika Garg and others paid floral tributes to the freedom fighter at the District Police Headquarters.
