Nadda, Telugu CMs to Attend Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital Silver Jubilee Finale on June 22

HYDERABAD: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, former vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will attend the silver jubilee closing ceremony of Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Hyderabad on June 22.

The grand finale of the institution’s year-long silver jubilee celebrations will be held at a hotel in Hitec City, said hospital chairman and actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna.

Addressing a press conference at the hospital on Wednesday, Balakrishna said that the institution, established in 2000, has completed 25 years of service and continues to work in line with the ideals of late NT Rama Rao and Basavatarakam. He said various programs were organized throughout the year to celebrate this milestone.

Other dignitaries who will attend the ceremony include union civil aviation minister injarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Union minister of state for health Anupriya Patel, Telangana health minister and AP Damodar Rajanarasimha Y. Satya Kumar.

Balakrishna said the event will provide an opportunity to reflect on the hospital’s 25-year journey and outline its future expansion plans, including the construction of a new northern block at the Hyderabad campus and a new cancer hospital at Thullur near Amaravati. He reiterated that the institution will continue to operate on a non-profit basis.

Earlier in the day, Balakrishna celebrated his birthday with children undergoing cancer treatment in the hospital by cutting cakes, distributing toys and gifts and receiving donations for cancer care and infrastructure development. Contributions included ₹ 1 lakh from Hyderabad resident Seetharama Raju, ₹ 1.01 lakh collected by students of Triveni and Krishnaveni schools, and ₹ 10 lakh from Kakarla Raghavendra Rao towards the Amaravati hospital project.