KCR turns 66; Prez, VP, PM convey wishes; TRS cadre plant

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice- President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among several leaders who greeted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on his 66 birthday on Monday.

Among the others who greeted him were state Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Ministers of different states.

TRS leaders and cadres at various places in the state planted samplings and undertook charity programmes to mark the day.

Kovind, Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted Rao over telephone and wished him a happy, healthy and long life, a press release said.

Rao thanked them for the wishes.

The Chief Minister also thanked Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, and former AP CM and TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who took to twitter to wish him, for their wishes, the release said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami, Chattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey and other leaders have sent messages to Rao, it said.

State ministers, TRS MLAs, party leaders, senior officials and prominent persons from different walks of life met Rao and wished him.

The ministers, TRS leaders and party activists planted saplings on a massive scale as per an appeal made a few days ago by Raos son and TRS working president K T Rama Rao.

Blood donation camps, distribution of wheel-chairs, clothes and other charity programmes have been organised by some leaders.

State Finance Minister T Harish Rao, a nephew of the Chief Minister, said 1.10 lakh saplings are planned to be planted in Siddipet district.

A total of 56,872 saplings was planted in the state on Monday as part of the state governments green drive Haritha Haram.

Rama Rao, who is state minister for Municipal Administration, IT and Industries, planted saplings at different places in the events attended by him in Hyderabad.