Hyderabad: TPCC has decided to organize year long celebrations of Telangana Vilina Dinam (Merger Day) Vajrotsavalu commemorating the accession of Nizam’s Hyderabad State into the Indian Union on September 17^th through Operation Polo.

The Congress parties which freed Hyderabad State from Nizam’s autocratic rule. TPCC Chief Revanth Reddy demand that the Centre should release Rs 5K crore for the celebrations of Merger Day. There is a need to educate the nation on Telangana’s struggles and fighting spirit, he said.

The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and first Union Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel annexed the Hyderabad State as per the wishes of the people of Telangana, he added.