Date:08/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/08/stories/2009010850080200.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam

Clothes, jewellery showroom inaugurated

Staff Reporter

— Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

Feels Good! Film actor Sneha Ullal going round the newly-opened Tummidi Brothers Cloth Showroom at Jagadamba Junction on Wednesday.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Head of Vijaya Durga Peetham at Vedurupaka, Vedurupaka God, inaugurated Tummidi Brothers showroom at Jagadamba junction on Wednesday.

The showroom deals with jewellery, textiles, readymade clothes and accessories. It’s offering a discount of 26 per cent on textiles and readymades and Rs.1,200 on every 10 gm of gold ornaments.

Actor Sneha Ullal, who was scheduled to inaugurate the showroom at 10.30 a.m., was behind schedule by more than an hour. A large crowd gathered on the Main Road outside the showroom to catch a glimpse of the star. The crowd swelled, and as time passed the police had a tough time regulating the traffic on the busy Main Road.

There was a mad scramble and the showroom was overcrowded even before the actor arrived. Finally when she did arrive, Sneha had to make her way into the showroom through the crowd. Security and policemen kept the surging crowds, especially youth, at bay. Some women and little children were caught in the melee.

Sneha went round the showroom and had a look at the saris and dress materials on display. Only those who were fortunate enough to get close to the security cordon around her could see her while many had to return home disappointed.