YSRCP Marks 16th Foundation Day with Statewide Celebrations

YSRCP Marks 16th Foundation Day with Statewide CelebrationsThe 16th Foundation Day of the YSR Congress Party was celebrated at the party’s central office in Tadepalli with the participation of a large number of leaders, supporters, and party workers from across the state.

Party president and former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy attended the event as the chief guest. He paid floral tributes to his father, former Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and later unfurled the party flag.

Addressing party cadres, Jagan said the party began with a single individual but has grown into a major political force with the support of millions. He stated that the promise he made at Nallakalva following YSR’s death led to the launch of the Odarpu Yatra. When the then ruling Indian National Congress opposed the yatra, he chose to leave the party and establish the YSR Congress Party to fulfill his commitment.

He said the party represents the aspirations of millions of people and continues to uphold values, credibility, and commitment to public welfare. Jagan also thanked party workers and supporters for their continued trust and extended greetings on the occasion.

Several former ministers, MLAs, MLCs, and senior leaders attended the celebrations. Party cadres raised slogans and cut cakes to mark the occasion.

Foundation Day celebrations were also held in various parts of Andhra Pradesh. In Sri Sathya Sai district, former minister and district party president Ushashree Charan led the programme at Parigi in the Penukonda constituency, where leaders paid tributes to YSR’s statue. She said the party has been fighting for people’s interests for the past 15 years , whether in power or opposition, and criticized the present government for neglecting development, particularly in projects like the Polavaram Project and the Rayalaseema region .

Celebrations were also held across several districts. In Tirupati, former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy attended the event at Maruti Nagar camp office, while in NTR district district president Devineni Avinash and senior leader Kadiyala Buchibabu paid tributes to Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and hoisted the party flag. Similar programmes were organized in Narasapuram under the leadership of Mudunuri Prasad Raju, in Indukurupeta of Kovur led by former minister Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy, and in Padmavathipuram under Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and Bhumana Abhinay Reddy, where party workers cut cakes. In Ibrahimpatnam under Kondapalli Municipality, former minister Jogiramesh also hoisted the party flag and celebrated with cadres, as large numbers of leaders and workers across the state marked the party’s Foundation Day celebrations .