New Delhi : PT Usha took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday 11 am. The oath-taking ceremony was the first event when the upper House converged for the day.
Beside PT Usha, the government also nominated to Rajya Sabha, music director Illaiyaraja, Telugu director and screenplay writer V Vijayendra Prasad and humanitarian activist Veerendra Hegde. Prominent names from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka became nominated close on heels of the BJP’s executive committee announcement that the party would make inroads in south India.
Bahubali screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad is father of popular director Rajmaulavi. Veerendra hegde is a prominent managing committee name at Dharmasthala Temple.
