Telangana media for the last several weeks was debating such questions around the date of Sep. 17. It was on that day in 1948 Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan, surrendered. Hyderabad, one of the princely states, surrendered to Delhi’s armed forces and agreed to accession with Indian Union. The context was a sustained campaign by BJP on the issue.[Read More...]
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