Floral tributes were paid to Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad, Joint Director of Social Welfare Department, who died in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Leaders of the Telugu Movement G.V. Purnachand and Congress party official spokesperson Kolanukonda Sivaji said the contribution of Mr Prasad to the enrichment and promotion of Telugu language was immeasurable.

He was a key member in the task force constituted by the State government to strive to get classical status for Telugu language. He was also a key person for making the World Telugu Conference held in Tirupati a great success.

With his head in Andhra Pradesh and feet in Telangana, Mr Prasad was popular with people of both the States, they said. Former MLA Malladi Vishnu, other leaders like Chennupati Seenu, ‘Hindi’ Vallabha Rao and others paid floral tributes at Prasad’s portrait placed behind Hanumantharaya Grandhayalam. Mr Prasad’s death was a big shock to Telugu language admirers, they said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – March 17th, 2015