“DV role in growth of city will be long remembered”

Union Minister for Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Friday described former Mayor D.V. Subba Rao as a man who had “earned the love of the people” with his noble deeds.

The Minister was speaking after releasing the book, ‘Dialogue and democracy – Reflections on Ideas, Issues, and Policies’, brought out by the Centre for Policy Studies (Gayatri Vidya Parishad), at the Visakhapatnam Public Library. The book, the third in the series brought out by CPS, was dedicated to the former Mayor.

Terming DV as an “odd man out in politics,” Mr. Raju said that he would be remembered for long for his contribution to the growth and development of the city.

Underlining the importance of teamwork, the Minister said that Indians were highly successful as individuals, but when it came to performance as a team, the commitment was lacking.

Calling for a change in the mindset of the people, Mr. Raju felt that elementary things such as cleanliness and sanitation should not be lost sight of in our pursuit of higher goals.

Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral Satish Soni traced the genesis of the ENC from a small Naval outpost during the World War II in 1939 to becoming the Headquarters of the ENC.

Hailing the work of the CPS, he described it as “more than a think-tank.”

AU Vice-Chancellor G.S.N. Raju, District Collector N. Yuvaraj, GVP president A.S.N. Prasad, and CPS Director A. Prasanna Kumar spoke.