Thu Jan 23 14:14:46 UTC 2025: **Andhra Pradesh Minister Celebrates 42nd Birthday with Religious Observances**
TIRUPATI, Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Education and TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh celebrated his 42nd birthday on Thursday with a religious ceremony and a 42 kg cake at Alipiri in Tirupati. The event was attended by TDP leaders, including SAAP Chairman A. Ravi Naidu and former MLA M. Sugunamma, along with religious leaders like Sadhu Parishad honorary president Atluri Narayana Rao and president Srinivasananda Saraswati Swamy. Prayers were offered for Mr. Lokesh’s health and well-being. The Swamy remarked that Lokesh’s appointment to the Education and IT portfolios offers hope for unemployed youth in the state. The celebration included the breaking of coconuts at Alipiri as a symbolic gesture of good fortune.