Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy virtually unveiled Telangana Thalli statues from the Telangana Rising Global Summit venue at Bharat Future City as part of Praja Palana celebrations.
- Officials said installations cover all 33 district Collectorates at a total cost of Rs 5.8 crore, while The Hindu reported 27 unveilings with work continuing in some districts.
- Reddy framed Telangana Thalli as the embodiment of the people’s identity and emotion in a public message and linked the initiative to the state’s political heritage.
- The government is marking December 9 as ‘Telangana Thalli Avatharanotsavam’, recalling the 2009 UPA announcement initiating the process to form Telangana.
- At the ceremony, the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and ministers offered floral tributes as the state song played, and officials highlighted a statue design depicting a rural woman with traditional crops on an 18-foot structure including pedestal.