Telangana Congress leaders celebrated AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi's birthday in a novel manner today by going to Bhukya Tanda, in Korvi mandal in Mahabubabad district, to spend the occasion at the house of young farmer Bhukya Ashok, who was handcuffed and jailed in Khammam in connection with the Khammam market yard attack.
Congress leaders V Hanumantha Rao, former union minister Balaram Naik, former whip Jagga Reddy, MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, DCC president Bharat Chandra Reddy, TPCC minority cell president Fakhruddin and others participated in the program.
On the occasion, Ponguleti announced Rs. 5 lakhs for the development of Bhukya Thanda from his MLC funds.
Earlier, the leaders had a darshan of Veerabhadra Swamy at Korvi, and conducted special pooja for the sake of Rahul Gandhi and his family.