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- Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan addressed the 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Secunderabad Parade Grounds on Thursday.
- Radhakrishnan said national integration can be sustained only when all sections of people get equal rights, dignity and opportunities.
- September 17, 1948, marked the integration of Hyderabad State into India after Operation Polo, a day officially observed by the Union government since 2022.
- Radhakrishnan paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and freedom fighters including Ramji Gond, Komaram Bheem and Turrebaz Khan who resisted the Nizam's rule.
- The event matters because it links the memory of Hyderabad's liberation to present goals like ending Naxalism and building a developed India by 2047.
What to watch next
- How Hyderabad Liberation Day is observed in future years under the official observance begun in 2022.
- Progress on the government's stated goal of making India free of Naxalism, including developments in Chhattisgarh.
- Steps towards the Viksit Bharat 2047 target of transforming India into a developed nation by independence's centenary.
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C P Radhakrishnan
Vice-President of India
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“Political integration can bring territories together; constitutional democracy brings citizens together.”
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…territories together was not enough. Addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag at Secunderabad Parade Grounds on the occasion of the 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations, Radhakrishnan said, “ Political integration can bring territories together; constitutional democracy brings citizens together. ” He said the Constitution binds together people who speak different languages, worship different deities and hold different views by providing a common framework that treats citizens equally. Radhakrishnan said…
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