Minister for Tribal Welfare Gummidi Sandhya Rani on Thursday (May 7, 2026) invited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister for IT and Education Nara Lokesh to the Sri Modakondamma Thalli festivities in Paderu from May 17 to 19, 2026.

The three-day celebrations will be organised as a State festival. A delegation led by the Minister met the Chief Minister and Mr. Lokesh at Amaravati and presented invitation cards.

Temple festival committee chairperson Giddi Eswari and Alluri Sitharama Raju District Collector Nishanthi were also present. The delegation highlighted the cultural and spiritual significance of the festival for the tribal communities of the region.