 He was accoladed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on the eve of Independence day in year 2015 at Golconda, Hyderabad for his dedication.Soon after the statue was released in 2003, Telangana Thalli became a symbolic representation during the agitation of Telangana people for a separate State and was adopted by people as the representation of the Goddess similar to Telugu Thalli.During the Telangana agitation for a separate state, people rejected the idea of Telugu Thalli, which earlier was "Andhra Mata" not out of disrespect, but to drive home the aspirations of a separate identity for Telugu people from Telangana region.