Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- Underscoring that September 17 marked the historic triumph of democratic governance over autocratic feudal rule, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday paid rich homage to the martyrs of the regional freedom struggle and recalled the decisive enforcement of 'Operation Polo' that paved the way for Hyderabad's integration into the Indian Union.

Addressing the state-level celebrations of 'Praja Palana Dinotsavam' (People's Governance Day) at the Public Gardens in Hyderabad, the Chief Minister said that while the country gained independence on August 15, 1947, the people of Telangana had to wage a relentless battle against the oppression of the Nizam's regime and the atrocities of the Razakars to attain t...