Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan Urges Media to Be Partners in Nation-Building at Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025

 Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan has urged media houses to become partners in nation-building through their constructive role as the fourth pillar of the democratic system. He emphasised the urgency to check the spread of fake news and misinformation in the digital era. Addressing the inaugural event of Ramoji Excellence Awards-2025 at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, the Vice-President lauded the efforts of late media industrialist Ramoji Rao in value-based journalism.

 

 

He hailed Ramoji Group for instituting the Excellence Awards in his memory. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy termed the Ramoji Film City as the fourth wonder of Hyderabad and said that the State government will extend all support to sustain the legacy of the “Ramoji” brand in various sectors, mainly journalism and the promotion of the state-of-the-art Ramoji Film City, which has emerged as the hub of film-making in the world.

 

 

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu said Ramoji Rao, as a media house owner, championed the people’s issues. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, and former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana called Ramoji Rao a true inspiration for generations to come and recalled his services in the field of journalism.

 

 

The award recipients include Pallabi Ghosh in the Women Achievers category, Sathupati Prasanna Sree in Arts and Culture, Akash Tandon in Service to Humanity, Jaideep Hardikar in Journalism, Madhavi Latha in Science and Technology, Srikanth Bolla in Youth Icon, and Amla Ruia in the Rural Development category. Union Ministers Kishan Reddy, K Ram Mohan Naidu and Ministers of state Bandi Sanjay and others were also present on the occasion.