Sarath Kumar, Radikaa Sarathkumar Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and Gandhian Anna Hazare  participated in the India Day Parade organized by Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) in Manhattan. This is the first time, that stars from South India are being invited to be Parade Marshals of the India Day Parade. Sarath Kumar and Radikaa also walked the streets of Madison AvenueIndian Flag along with New York Mayor, Governor, Indian Ambassador, US Congressmen, American politicians and Indian leaders.

Several top Tamil dignitaries such as Indra Nooyi (CEO of Pepsico), Night Shyamalan (director), Kumari Kamala (dancer) and Sri Srinivasan (Judge of US Appellate Court) attended the event.

Sarath Kumar and Radikaa was also given the honor of ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq Stock Exchange in Times Square. The couple was also honoured with an award for their contribution to Indian Cinema. The celebrities who had led the parade in the past years include Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, Dev Anand, Rajender Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Saif Ali Khan, Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit , A.R. Rahman to name a few. Other non-filmi celebrities who led the parade include astronaut Sunita Williams, Anil Kumble, Vijay Mallya and Pandit Jasraj.

Courtesy: Prakash M. Swamy