A nine-year-old girl who was yet to be christened, was given a name by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Sunday.
The girl’s parents Suresh and Anitha, who were from Nandigama village of Bhoopalpally district, had actively participated in separate Telangana movement and gave birth to the girl in 2013. It was their wish that their baby be named by KCR as he had steered the movement. But, they had no access to the Chief Minister till now. Meanwhile, the girl was enrolled in school with a pet name ‘Chitti’. She is studying in Class V. Her Aadhaar card was also taken in the name of Chitti. Her friends and relatives also called her by some other pet names.
Learning about their desire, former Speaker S. Madhusudhana Chary who represented Bhoopalpally constituency brought them to the Chief Minister who gave the girl name ‘Mahathi’. Mr. Rao and his wife hosted the couple and presented them traditional offerings including clothes and financial assistance for the girl’s education.
