Hyderabad: A day of difference

Hyderabad: Come rain or sunshine, the political atmosphere in Telangana on Saturday would be blistering hot. It's a single event of history but the celebrations will see different perspectives and parallel events being held to mark the occasion. While the Union government is celebrating it as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' the state government is celebrating it on a grand note as 'National Integration Day'. Both the parties feel that this competition will help them stir the sensibilities in their attempt to woo the electorate during the next elections.

As a precursor to the celebrations slated for Saturday, the KCR government organised massive rallies across the state thus commencing the Vajrotsavalu. The roads in the city were packed with enthusiastic participants holding tricolour. People gathered for the Tiranga rallies dancing to the drumbeats. A large number of youngsters, men and women participated in these rallies. In Hyderabad city, Ministers Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Mohammed Mahmood Ali and officials participated in the rally that began at Panjagutta. Similar rally was taken out in Jubilee Hills.