<span style="color: #222222;">A year-long Centenary celebrations of former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao have begun with people of Telangana state fondly remembering him on his birth anniversary today. Leaders cutting across party lines have remembered him by paying rich tributes at Jnan Bhoomi, in Hyderabad.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao led the state in paying him tributes and recalling his services to the nation. The state Government has made arrangements to celebrate the centenary celebrations across 51 countries. It is also making arrangements for putting up his statues at five locations across the country.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking after paying tributes at Jnan Bhoomi, Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao said P V Narasimha Rao was a champion of continuous reforms wherever he served. Meanwhile, the state government is pitching for conferring Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao. </span><br />