AP to organise main Independence Day event in Anantapuramu

The official Independence Day celebrations in Andhra Pradesh will be held in Anantapuramu town this year.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unfurl the Tricolour at a state function at Police Training College in Anantapuramu and review the parade, an official release said.

In 2014, months after the state's bifurcation, Independence Day was celebrated in Kurnool, which was once the capital of the erstwhile Andhra state.

Last year, port city Visakhapatnam became the venue, while this year the government chose Anantapuramu for Independence Day celebrations as Vijayawada, the current functional capital of the state, is busy with 'Krishna Pushkaram'.

In a statement here this evening, the Chief Minister extended greetings to everyone on the eve of Independence Day and recalled the services of freedom fighters and nation-builders on the occasion.