It
is
the
98th
birth
anniversary
of
legendary
actor
and
former
Andhra
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Nandamuri
Taraka
Rama
Rao
tomorrow,
i.e.
May
28.
Usually,
on
the
occasion
of
NTR's
death
and
birth
anniversaries,
the
family
members,
fans,
and
politicians
especially
Telugu
Desam
Party
(TDP)
leaders
pay
floral
tribute
at
the
NTR
Ghat
in
Hyderabad.
However,
this
year,
owing
to
the
COVID-19
outbreak
and
the
lockdown
protocols,
his
grandsons,
Junior
NTR
and
Kalyan
Ram,
have
decided
to
call
off
the
prayer
offering
tradition
at
the
NTR
ghat.
The
sensible
decision
was
taken
by
the
NTR
brothers
foreseeing
the
chances
of
the
place
getting
overcrowded.
The
Telugu
actors
will
be
offering
their
respects
to
late
Nandamuri
Taraka
Rama
Rao
at
home
in
the
interest
of
public
safety.
Jr
NTR's
PR,
Mahesh
S
Koneru
tweeted,
"In
the
interest
of
public
safety,
NTR
&
Kalyan
Ram
will
not
be
visiting
the
NTR
Ghat
tomorrow.
They
will
be
offering
their
respects
&
prayers
to
Swargeeya
Nandamuri
Taraka
Rama
Rao
Garu
at
home.
This
is
to
prevent
the
gathering
of
crowds
which
is
against
govt
Covid19
lockdown
norms."
In
the
interest
of
public
safety,NTR
&
Kalyan
Ram
will
not
be
visiting
the
NTR
Ghat
tomorrow.
They
will
be
offering
their
respects
&
prayers
to
Swargeeya
Nandamuri
Taraka
Ramarao
Garu
at
home.
This
is
to
prevent
gathering
of
crowds
which
is
against
govt
Covid19
lockdown
norms
Last
year
NTR's
birth
anniversary
had
turned
into
big
news,
as
surprisingly,
the
NTR
Ghat
was
deserted
with
zero
decorations.
Jr
NTR
was
evidently
infuriated
at
the
officials
for
their
irresponsible
behaviour.
The
actor
reportedly
said
during
a
media
interaction,
"Maa
thatha
ki
evvaru
lekepoyina,
nenu
unnanu..
Ika
nunchi
nene
chuskuntanu"
(Even
if
no
one
cares
about
my
grandfather,
I
will
be
there
for
him.
From
now
on,
I
will
take
care
of
the
arrangements).
Celebrated
actor
NTR
is
considered
one
of
the
greatest
actors
of
the
Indian
film
industry.
Known
for
his
portrayal
as
Krishna
in
over
17
films,
the
actor
didn't
take
much
time
to
become
the
human
God
for
the
masses.
Interestingly,
he
had
once
dressed
up
in
costumes
of
mythological
characters
from
his
film
during
a
public
meeting.
NTR
established
the
Telugu
Desam
Party
(TDP)
in
1982
and
within
nine
months,
he
won
the
general
elections
with
a
majority,
to
become
the
CM
of
Andhra
Pradesh
in
1983.
He
took
oath
as
CM
in
1985
and
1994
too.