Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially kick off the year-long Telangana-Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations in three States of Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra by hoisting the national flag and reviewing the parade by the paramilitary forces at the Parade Grounds here early on Saturday morning.
Mr. Shah will lay a wreath at the Martyrs Memorial before that and also garland the statue of Sardar Patel. Some 1,200 artistes from Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra will be presenting colourful cultural programmes showcasing the rich heritage of the region.
This was stated by Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast region G. Kishan Reddy on Friday while addressing the media at the venue. While Karnataka and Maharashtra governments have been celebrating the ‘Liberation Day’ for many years initiated by the then Congress governments, this was not done in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh or now Telangana governments, he pointed out.
