Hyderabad/Amaravati: Patriotic fervor marked 77th Republic Day celebrations in the Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Governors of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh led the celebrations by hoisting the national flag at the main official functions in their respective states.
Ministers and top officials led the celebrations held in the districts. Flag hoisting at government offices, educational institutions, public places and in residential areas marked the occasion.
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma unfurled the tricolour at the main ceremony held at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad. He reviewed a colourful parade by the contingents of armed forces, police and paramilitary forces and took the salute.
As Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is on a visit to the US, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka accompanied the Governor in paying tributes at the Martyrs’ Memorial.
The Governor hosted At Home at Lok Bhavan in the evening. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Aparesh Kumar Singh, Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, State ministers, and leaders of Congress, BRS and BJP attended the event.
In Andhra Pradesh, the main official function to mark Republic Day was held for the first time in the state capital, Amaravati. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer hoisted the national flag and reviewed the parade.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, ministers and top officials attended the ceremony. Naidu hoisted the national flag at his official residence. After taking the guard of honor, he distributed sweets among officials and conveyed Republic Day greetings to them.
