The American Telugu Association (ATA) and Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) felicitated Hyderabad Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy on her maiden visit to the United States.
According to an official statement from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), a large group of people gathered in Cool Mirchi restaurant in Schaumburg, IL, on November 21st to receive the Mayor and her husband Banda Chandra Reddy.
Members of the Telugu NRI community congratulated Karthika Reddy on her being the first female Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
Several members of the community which included founding members of ATA, B Madhava Reddy, GLN Reddy and Sunitha Reddy, ATA trustee Karunakar Madhavaram, ATA board member Satyanarayana Reddy, ATA office coordinator Narendar Chemarla and ATA regional coordinator Kalyan Reddy, along with TAGC executive committee members including Sundar Dittakavi, Ramesh Garapaty, Kondapalli Satyanarana Reddy and other prominent Telugu community members from Chicago area joined the event.
Mayor Karthika Reddy thanked the attendees for the wonderful reception, and urged the community to stay united.
Several women speakers said they take inspiration from what the Mayor had accomplished by being the first female elected to the office.
Later, the group celebrated Chandra Reddy's birthday.
Courtesy: INN
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