Indian cinema and culture through Telugu films, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. He breathed life into the prominent characters of Ramayana and Mahabharata through his acting. The characters of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna played by him became so alive that people started worshipping NTR, Murmu said.
She noted that NTR also expressed the pain of the common people through his acting. Meanwhile, Hindustan Times reported that NTR’s widow and YSR Congress party leader Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi criticised the government for overlooking her right to be invited to the programme held in memory of her late husband. Lakshmi Parvathi told reporters in Vijayawada that she was kept out of the event by NTR’s family members, particularly daughter Purandeshwari and son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu, who she alleged, conspired against her for political gains.
“All these days, I have been keeping silent when NTR’s family members were ill-treating me. I will no longer keep quiet and will fight for my rights," she said. He spread the message of social justice and equality through one of his films 'Manushulanta Okkate' -- all human beings are equal, President Murmu said.
The president said NTR’s popularity was equally wide as a public servant and leader. "He created a unique chapter in Indian politics through his extraordinary personality and hard work. He initiated many public welfare programmes, which are remembered till today," she said.
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