Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said that the state has set an example of communal harmony by building a temple, mosque and church at the Secretariat. He made the remark after inaugurating the three places of worship along with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at the Secretariat, the nerve centre of state administration.
Speaking at the mosque, KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, said his government will make every effort to maintain communal harmony and peace in Telangana. He noted that a better mosque has been built than the earlier one which was constructed during the times of the Nizam. Stating that construction of three places of worship has set the best example of communal amity, he said this should happen everywhere.
We set a best example of how three brothers can work together, pray and live in peace and harmony. Entire India can learn from this, he said. The inauguration of the mosque was attended by state Home Minister Mehmood Ali, Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM floor leader in Telangana Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi and religious leaders.
Earlier, the Governor and KCR had inaugurated the temple and church. Soon after their arrival, they participated in the rituals at Nalla Pochamma temple. This was the Governor’s first visit to the Secretariat after the inauguration of the newly constructed complex. The Governor and Chief Minister also cut a cake to inaugurate the church. State ministers and senior officials attended the inauguration. The mosque and a temple were razed during the demolition of old Secretariat buildings in 2021. KCR had expressed his regret over the incident.
