Chinta Mohan institutes awards for journalists
The Hindu
Former Union Minister Chinta Mohan plans to install a statue of Ch. Ramoji Rao in Tirupati, announces 'Best Journalist Awards' in his name.
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Chinta Mohan spoke of his plan to install a statue of Ch. Ramoji Rao, former Chairman of Ramoji Group of companies and founder of Eenadu daily, in Tirupati, if the Tirupati Municipal Corporation provides a site for the same.
Recalling his association with the late Ramoji Rao at a media conference in Tirupati, Dr. Chinta Mohan announced that ‘Best Journalist Awards’ would be given to nine journalists, who excel in their field, in the name of Ramoji Rao. A committee would be formed for the selection of journalists for the awards. He recalled that there were only a handful of journalists in Tirupati years ago. But, today there were hundreds of journalists in Tirupati and Ramoji Rao was mainly responsible for it.
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