The chief minister Mr K Chandrasekhar Rao and IT Minister Mr K T Rama Rao greeted the Padma Sri awardees hailing from Telangana state, Twelve-string instrument musician Darshanam Mogilaiah, tribal folk Doli artiste Ramachandraiah, and danseuse Padma Reddy. They also greeted founders of Bharat Biotech Suchitra Ella and Krishna Ella who jointly got the Padma Bhushan civilian award in recognition of their contribution to the medical field.
The chief minister KCR and IT Minister KTR expressed their happiness as the Telangana is excelling in all fields and those who proved their mettle are recognised by the union government.
Several ministers – Satyavathi Rathod, Srinivas Goud, and others greeted the Padma Sri awardees of Telangana state. 
By Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao