Tatipamula erupts in celebration as Uttam makes an emotional homecoming

It was more than an official visit. For Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Wednesday’s trip to Tatipamula in Tirmulagiri mandal of Suryapet district was a return to his roots — and for the village, an emotional homecoming of its son.

Villagers lined the roads and gathered in large numbers as Mr. Uttam arrived at his ancestral village, where memories of childhood mixed with announcements of new schools, infrastructure and housing.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Uttam recalled his father Nallamala Purushotham Reddy, who died about a decade ago, and spoke emotionally about his late father’s wish to visit Tatipamula once more before his death.

Though that wish could not be fulfilled, Mr. Uttam said the memory had remained with him and strengthened his resolve to do something enduring for the village associated with his family for generations.