At 64, his admiration for former Chief Minister and legendary actor N.T. Rama Rao is still strong and so is his passion to promote brotherhood among the two States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Cutting across regional barriers and geographical limits, S.D. Kareem, a native of Mancherial, Adilabad district in Telangana cycled all the way to Vijayawada to present water and soil from Basar temple as part of Mana Neeru – Mana Matti initiative. It is not just the effort of carrying water and soil, he is also donating Rs.1,116 under the My Brick and My Amaravati initiative for capital construction.
A carpenter by profession, Mr. Kareem commenced his journey from Mancherial on October 15 and reached Vijayawada on Monday morning on his yellow coloured bicycle, which sports Telugu Desam and Bharatiya Janata party flags.
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“I came here out of love for Anna garu [NTR]) and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. We may have divided geographically but as Telugus we are still united. Both the States should be developing simultaneously,” says Mr. Kareem.
Under the Mana Neeru – Mana Matti initiative, he wanted to present water mud from Basara temple.