Hyderabad, April 30 -- Senior Congress leader V Hanumatha Rao and Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy were on Wednesday, April 29, appointed special advisors to the Telangana government.

Rao, a former Rajya Sabha MP, has been appointed as advisor on Backward Classes Welfare and Development at a rank equivalent to that of Minister of State. According to government order (GO) 560 issued by Chief Secretary Rama Krishna Rao, the former MP will draw a salary of Rs 1 lakh.

The veteran Congress leader's political career has spanned 50 years, during which he has served as Rajya Sabha MP between 2004 and 2016. He was also elected MLA in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2009 as a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) representative.

Shivadhar Reddy...