Hyderabad today celebrated the state's 'integration' to the Indian Union or 'liberation' from the rule of the Nizam. While Chief Minister KCR observed 'Telangana National Integration Day', a few kilometers away Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated the same historical event but under a slightly different name: 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'.
KCR's three-day celebration of Telangana National Integration Day, which began yesterday with rallies being taken out by students, women and youth groups in constituency headquarters, will include him unfurling the national flag at the Central Lawns in Nampally's Public Gardens today. Simultaneously, ministers will also unfurl the national flag and take salute at all district headquarters.
On the other hand, Amit Shah's day-long visit for 'Hyderabad Liberation Day included floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India who had unfurled the national flag after Hyderabad acceded to India.
