Hyderabad: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has urged youth of the country to take inspiration from late Ramoji Rao, the chairman of the Ramoji Group and excel in their respective fields to make the country strong.
Naidu was speaking at memorial service of the late Sri Ramoji Rao at the Imperial Garden in Secunderabad on Wednesday under the auspices of the Brahmakumaris. Ramoji Rao garu, the Chairman of the Ramoji Group passed away on June 8 this year.
Speaking on the occasion, Naidu said that late Ramoji Rao had a lot of love for society, especially the rural people and farmers. “He always wanted to bring light to people's lives. He followed values in journalism. Today's generation needs to be informed about him. Many people are sharing about their association with Ramoji Rao and the things they have learned on various platforms,” Naidu said.
“All of them should be collected and brought as good books. Great people, people who have had a positive impact on society need to be recorded in history. His perseverance, his love for society, and his desire to stand for the people should be taken as inspiration by the youth. They should reach higher positions and help make the country stronger by awakening the society,” the former vice president added.
Naidu said that late Ramoji Rao used to study any subject meticulously and was nicknamed for punctuality and discipline. “Even though he came from an ordinary family, he started his journey as an investment of self-confidence and grew up to be a very powerful and skilled warrior. He was invincible and exemplary in every program undertaken in life. He remained a non-partisan throughout his life. No matter how successful you are in business or how much you earn, never abused natural resources and lived a very modest life'', Naidu said.
Ramoji Rao-The People's Man
The former Vice-President said that Ramoji Rao's positive impact on Telugu society and Indian journalism in particular is remarkable. “He can be called a factory of journalists. If we look at the Telugu media sector, print, electronic, and digital media, in any organization, most of the journalists have their roots in Eenadu and ETV. Many of them are at high positions. Ramoji Rao is credited with teaching the skills of journalism to many people who studied in general education and trained them to become quality journalists. No one can match him in unearthing the rubies from the soil and honing talent,” he said.
Naidu said that in bringing the media, one of the pillars of democracy, closer to the people, Eenadu-ETV's efforts at the helm are unparalleled. “The revolutionary changes he brought in the media to provide people with accurate information quickly and to create a better understanding of government schemes and their implementation at the field level brought positive results in the lives of lakhs of people. Ramoji Rao stood bravely on the side of the people whenever there was a danger to democracy and whenever the leaders made a mockery of democracy with autocratic tendencies'', he said.
First To Help During Disasters
The former Vice President said that a another specialty of Ramoji Rao was that in case of natural calamities like cyclones and floods, he not only donated land but appealed to donors in the society, and with their cooperation, he took up noble causes like building houses for the homeless. “As you know, he has a lot of love'', Naidu said adding Ramoji Rao strived for the preservation of Telugu language.