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- ↑ "American Telugu Association Plans Silver Jubilee Convention In July – News India Times". www.newsindiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ↑ "American Telugu Association". americanteluguassociation.org.
- ↑ "Charity/Projects". americanteluguassociation.org/charity-projects.php.
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