30 August 2016
USA

NATS, the premier National Telugu Organization is growing bigger and expanding to every corner in U.S. due to the over whelming support from Telugu community and NATS humbly thanks everyone for their support and cooperation. NATS took another step forward by launching a new NATS chapter, NATS Connecticut Chapter under the leadership of 'NATS Memberships ​and Chapters National Coordinator', Tarani Paruchuri and 'NATS Connecticut Chapter Coordinator', Pradeep Gaddam. NATS Connecticut chapter is formed with the following enthusiastic team - Ramu Mokkapati, Gopal Krishna Ede, Nagendra Chava, Jagadeesh Dirsala, Dinesh Gokavarapu, Pavan Gummadi, Ganesh Kaparthi and many others. On this occasion, '2016 NATS Connecticut Cricket Tournament' and 'NATS Connecticut chapter kick off' events were organized.

NATS President, Mohan Krishna Mannava attended the event and expressed his happiness over the formation of NATS Connecticut chapter and congratulated NATS Connecticut team for well organizing both the events in a very short span, ​Mohan Krishna Mannava also expressed his immense happiness for recently organizing Youth Symposium successfully at White House,

​NATS did this ​consecutively in 2 Years and thus NATS becoming the FIRST INDIAN ORGANIZATION to do this at White House. NATS Connecticut chapter Coordinator Pradeep Gaddam​ introduced the members of NATS Connecticut chapter and mentioned that they would come up with several useful events to the community soon and requested everyone's cooperation and support​. ​
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NATS Connecticut chapter had started their chapter formation by organizing a cricket tournament which became a grand success. Even though, this was planned only few days back, NATS Connecticut team meticulously planned and organized this tournament perfectly with ​15 teams and organized 21 matches in span of just 2 days at multiple grounds with very high standards. There was excellent support from several sponsors and also over, 30 Volunteers of​ NATS Connecticut​team tirelessly worked for this event. The winner of 2016 NATS Connecticut Cricket tournament is 'USDotNetworks Inc' and Runner Up is '3SBC'. Several prizes were distributed to the teams and players.

NATS Memberships and Chapters national coordinator, Tarani Paruchuri introduced the sponsors and thanked them for their support. ​NATS Media Coordinator Murali Medicherla, NATS North East Zone Vice President Srihari Mandadi, NATS New Jersey Coordinator Vamsee Venigalla also participated in this event. Delicious Dinner was served to all attendees.

NTV and TV5 covered this event. NATS Leader ship team congratulated NATS Connecticut chapter for organizing both cricket tournament and Connecticut chapter kick off events successfully. Tarani Paruchuri and Pradeep Gaddam thanked all the volunteers, sponsors and all the attendees for their help and support.