Hyderabad, Oct. 31 -- The proposed induction of senior Congress leader and former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin into the Telangana cabinet headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy has kicked up a political storm in the state.

According to an official statement from Raj Bhavan, Azharuddin will be formally inducted into the state cabinet at a brief ceremony on Friday noon.

"State governor Jishnu Dev Varma will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Azharuddin at Raj Bhavan on Friday morning, in the presence of the chief minister and other cabinet colleagues," the Congress leader said.

However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took strong exception to the Azharuddin's induction into the state cabinet ahead of the by-ele...