Hyderabad, April 28 -- Former Indian cricket captain and Telangana minorities welfare minister Mohd Azharuddin was on Monday sworn in as a member of the legislative council (MLC), a day after Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla approved his nomination.

Along with Azharuddin, Telangana Jana Samithi president M Kodandaram was also sworn in as an MLC under the governor's quota, at a ceremony held at the chambers of council chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy.

Both the MLCs were administered oath of office and secrecy by the council chairman. The ceremony was attended by council deputy chairman Banda Prakash, chief minister A Revanth Reddy, legislative affairs minister D Sridhar Babu and other senior Congress leaders.

Azharuddin, who was sworn in as a ...