Hyderabad, July 24 -- In a symbolic political gesture, the Telangana Congress government on Friday sent a 25-kg bag of fine-quality rice (sanna biyyam) as a birthday gift to former minister and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao (KTR).
State Fisheries Corporation Chairman Mettu Sai Kumar dispatched the rice to Telangana Bhavan in KTR's name through a Rapido delivery service and addressed the media on the occasion.
Claiming that Telangana is the only state in the country providing fine-quality rice to people, Sai Kumar said the Congress government under Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has transformed what was once considered a luxury into a daily meal for every household.
"In the past, cooking fine rice was like celebrating a festival. To...