Ruling Congress, main Opposition Telugu Desam, BJP and other parties on friday celebrated the merger of the erstwhile Nizam state with the Indian Union. Chief Minister K Rosaiah, state Congress president D Srinivas, Congress MPs and other party leaders offered homage to the country''s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and other national leaders at Gandhi Bhavan, the state Congress headquarters on the occasion.

Telugu Desam Chief N Chandrababu Naidu unfurled the national flag at the party headquarters, while state BJP president G Kishan Reddy led the party''s celebrations. The parties had a different take on celebrating the day. BJP celebrated the day as ''Telangana Liberation Day'', which signified that it was the day Telangana was liberated from Nizam rule. Other parties, however, celebrated it as the day of merger with India as they said they did not want to hurt the sentiments of minorities.

Published Date : SEP 18, Saturday 01:00PM IST

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