K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR,) the Chief Minister of Telangana, conveyed his wishes and greetings to the citizens of Telangana, on the occasion of Ugadi, which marks the beginning of the Telugu New Year.
Mr. Rao said, “I pray the Almighty to bless the State and people with happiness and prosperity.”
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS,) the ruling Party of Telangana, took to Twitter and wished the citizens of Telangana.
నూతన సంవత్సరంలో రాష్ట్ర ప్రజలు సంతోషంగా ఉండాలని కోరుకుంటూ, ప్రజలందరికీ ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు
Wish you all a happy and prosperous Ugadi#HappyUgadi pic.twitter.com/dSU0J9dsDN
— TRS Party (@trspartyonline) April 6, 2019
Apart from Chief Minister KCR, E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Governor of Telangana, also wished everyone a happy Ugadi.
Mr. Narasimhan said, “On this happy and auspicious occasion of Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Day, I extend my warmest greetings to the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and to the Telugu people across the world. Ugadi is a festival of joy and hope and the New Year shall bring with it new cheer and a bright future. I am confident that ‘Sri Vikari Nama Samvatsaram’ will usher in peace, prosperity, harmony and happiness to all people and sections of the society.”
Ugadi marks the New Year for the people of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. The word Ugadi is derived from Sanskrit, wherein ‘yuga’ means age and ‘adi’ means beginning.
In South India, people celebrate Ugadi with great enthusiasm and happiness. People start preparing for the festival days in advance, make sweets and arrange gatherings.
