T'gana home min not to celebrate b'day in view of Pulwama attack

State home minister Mohd Mahmood Ali decided not to celebrate his birthday in view of the recent Pulwama attack. Earlier, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not celebrate his birthday on February 17.

Hyderabad: Telangana Home Minister MohdMahmood Ali on Wednesday decided not to celebrate his birthday on March 2 in view of the recent Pulwama attack, in which 40CRPF personnel were killed.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not celebrate his birthday on February 17 and had urged party workers and others to contribute for the welfare of the bereaved families of themartyrs in the attack.

Taking a cue from it, Ali decided to stay away from his celebrations on March 2 and urged his well-wishers to avoid visiting him and also contribute to the families of the CRPF personnel as a humanitarian gesture, an official release said.

Ali would be out of station on the day, it said.

(With inputs from PTI)