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| In 1986, the [[Indian government]] released a commemorative stamp featuring him in the series 'India's struggle for freedom'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/A/A.%20S.%20RAJU | title=A. S. Raju | work=[[Indian Post]] | date=26 December 2016 | access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> His birthday, 4 July, is celebrated as a state festival annually in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indtoday.com/ap-celebrate-117th-birthday-sri-alluri-sitarama-raju-indtoday-com/ | title=AP to celebrate 117th birthday of Sri Alluri Sitarama Raju | date=2 July 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164252/http://www.indtoday.com/ap-celebrate-117th-birthday-sri-alluri-sitarama-raju-indtoday-com/ | archive-date=14 July 2014 | work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The [[Alluri Sitarama Raju Cricket Stadium]] in [[Eluru]] is named after him.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Nagaraja | first1=G | title=ASR Stadium to get facelift | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/asr-stadium-to-get-facelift/article6041083.ece | access-date=27 September 2015 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=23 May 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] has built several memorials at places associated with his life, and granted a political pension to his surviving brother.{{sfn | Rao | 1991 | p=17}} On 9 October 2017, the [[Government of India]] approved the installation of a statue of Rama Raju at the precincts of the [[Parliament of India | Indian Parliament]] in recognition of his work.<ref>{{cite news |
| In 2022, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] carved out the [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]] from the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district]], with [[Paderu]] as its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news | date=4 April 2022 | title=Andhra district named after Alluri, his memorials in neglect | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/apr/04/andhra-district-named-after-alluri-his-memorials-in-neglect-2437679.html | access-date=23 April 2022 | work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The [[Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport]] in [[Bhogapuram]] was named after Rama Raju in 2024.<ref>{{cite news | date=18 September 2024 | title=AP cabinet approves new liquor policy, renaming airport | url=https://www.siasat.com/ap-cabinet-approves-new-liquor-policy-renaming-airport-3098539/ | access-date=1 June 2025 | work=Siasat Daily}}</ref> | In 2022, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] carved out the [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]] from the erstwhile [[Visakhapatnam district]], with [[Paderu]] as its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news | date=4 April 2022 | title=Andhra district named after Alluri, his memorials in neglect | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/apr/04/andhra-district-named-after-alluri-his-memorials-in-neglect-2437679.html | access-date=23 April 2022 | work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> In 2024, [[Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport]] in [[Bhogapuram]] was named after Rama Raju.<ref>{{cite news | date=18 September 2024 | title=AP cabinet approves new liquor policy, renaming airport | url=https://www.siasat.com/ap-cabinet-approves-new-liquor-policy-renaming-airport-3098539/ | access-date=1 June 2025 | work=Siasat Daily}}</ref> | ||
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