The Telangana government is trying to persuade Prince Mukarram Jah Bahadur, grandson of the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, to participate in the State formation day celebrations on June 2.
The KCR government, which has drawn flak for its pro-Nizam stance, has extended a formal invitation to the flamboyant Prince, who is in Australia.
The government plans to extend a royal welcome to the Prince if he agrees to take part in the celebrations, it is said.
In a letter, Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali urged ‘His Excellency’ to pay a visit to ‘your motherland’, capital of Telangana, for the State formation day programme.
He referred to the all-round progress of the State during the rule of the Nizam. Socio-economic and developmental sectors touched the highest peak while policies implemented for the uplift of the people, irrespective of caste and creed, attracted world attention.
In his two-page letter, Mr. Ali touched upon the plight of the people of Telangana under Andhra rulers and the historic struggle that led to the creation of the new State.
He recalled how the Telangana people were deprived of their legitimate rights and exploited in every field after the merger of the erstwhile Nizam State with the Indian Union and subsequent formation of the States on linguistic lines.
Disgusted with the partisan attitude of the Andhra rulers, the Telangana people took up a non-violent movement under the leadership of K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
He led the movement for about 14 years and succeeded in getting statehood for Telangana region.
