Centre release postal stamp in honor of Pingali Venkayya

By Our Special Correspondent

The Center will release a special postage stamp on August 2 to commemorate the designer of the national flag, Pingali Venkaiah.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the stamp at a function in New Delhi to celebrate Pingali Jayanti. Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy announced this here on Sunday. On this occasion, the original flag designed by Pingali will be displayed.

On behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kishan Reddy visited Pingali's birthplace Bhatlapenumarru in Krishna district to invite family members to participate in the birth anniversary celebrations in New Delhi.

Speaking to the media in Vijayawada, he said that along with the release of a postage stamp on Pingali, a patriotic song composed by him will also be released. Further, the PM will honor the Pingali family members.

“The tricolor is a source of pride for us and it is our responsibility to honor the man who designed it. A Har Ghar Tiranga campaign has already been launched to hoist the Tricolor flag on every house in the country from August 13 to 15. He explained that on August 3, all the MPs will go on a motorcycle tour from Delhi Airport to Vijay Chowk.

He said that on August 14, the country was divided on the basis of religion and thousands of people died in the violence caused by the partition. A candlelight rally will be held on that day as partition or foreigner or commemoration day.

The country is now celebrating 75 years of independence, a result of the sacrifices of many freedom fighters and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is a way of remembering their services. He said that the state governments, various organizations and people are participating in this program which will continue till August 15, 2023.

He clarified that we are celebrating 100 years of independence in 2047 and it is the responsibility of the youth to consider this period as a golden opportunity and contribute to the development of the country. There is no proposal to honor Pingali with the Bharat Ratna award posthumously.