Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami waves to the crowd after unveiling a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Marrigunta Junction in Tirupati on Sunday. Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and BJP state president PVN Madhav are also seen. | Photo credit: KV POORNACHANDRA KUMAR
Marrigunta Junction where the newly created six-lane National Highway 71 connects Renigunta towards Naidupeta will be renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee Circle.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami formally unveiled the bronze statue at the junction in the presence of Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, Srikalahasti MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy, BJP State President PVN Madhav, Vice President Kola Anand, District President Samanchi Srinivas and Board Member Tdy Juprakash. Pasupuleti Hariprasad, among others.
The statue was unveiled as part of the ‘Atal Modi Suparipalana Yatra’, the BJP’s ongoing flagship program to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi government by drawing a leaf of the former Atal Vajpayee regime. The circle was named after Vajpayee as a form of tribute to the former prime minister.
Mr. Dhami expressed his delight at getting the opportunity to come all the way from Uttarakhand to Tirupati to immortalize the former prime minister. He hailed the Vajpayee regime as the first non-Congress government in the country to serve a full term.
Meanwhile, Mr. Madhav hailed Vajpayee as a vital link not only to connect cities through national highways but also to connect 27 regional parties across the length and breadth of the country to ensure stable governance. “In effect, he also provided a link between the two generations of BJP leaders through his vision and plan for leadership succession,” he said.
BJP state general secretaries Nagothu Ramesh Naidu, Sannareddy Dayakar Reddy and official spokesperson Jalli Madhusudhan were also present. Before that, party cadres drove from the airport to the venue in a colorful motorcycle rally.
Published – 14 Dec 2025 20:10 IST
