Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday announced that the 4th World Telugu Conference, to be held in December in Tirupati, will be a memorable one and the state government will do everything to promote Telugu language, culture and its heritage. The Chief Minister launched the official website and logo of the World Telugu Conference at a function held at the CM’s camp office. The Chief Minister said the 3rd World Telugu conference was held in Mauritius on December 27, 1990 and the 4th Conference will commence in Tirupati exactly after 22 years on the same day. He instructed officials to ensure that the delegates to the conference face no inconvenience in having darshan of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. He said the state government had, in principle, agreed to fund the entire cost of the conference.
Tourism and cultural affairs minister Vatti Vasanth Kumar said nearly 7,000 delegates are expected to attend the World Telugu Conference, of which 2,000 will be foreign delegates and 2,000 from other states. He said the conference will showcase Telugu pride in its language, culture, heritage, arts, folklore, and traditional cuisine. The government has sanctioned `25 crore for the meet and `5 crore has been earmarked for various competitions in Telugu across the state for schoolchildren. The Chief Minister took the opportunity to seek suggestions from media representatives for successfully conducting the conference. Several ministers and senior officials attended the function to launch the website.