Screen Buzz: ATA invites Mahesh Babu, Sneha

KHAMMAM: All arrangements are being made to organise the 10th American Telugu Association (ATA) conference on a grand scale, ATA cultural and language committee chairman Ravi Kondabolu has said.

Talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Ravi said the meet would be held on July 4, 5 and 6 at Prudential Centre, 20 km from New Jersey. Prudential Centre was selected as the venue because it was only 15 minutes’ drive from the Newark airport, and could accommodate 18,000 delegates and 4,000 cars, he said and added that 15,000 Telugus from across the globe were expected to attend the meeting.

The organisational activities of ATA meet, which is estimated to cost USD 2 million, have been entrusted to the youth this time.

The three-day ATA meet would be conducted in such a way as to glorify the Telugu culture and tradition, Ravi said adding cine hero Mahesh Babu and heroine Sneha would participate in the conference.