Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao. (File photo) 
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Telangana: Row over funds released to organise CM's birthday celebrations

On Thursday, the TMREIS posted a circular saying that each school has been sanctio-ned `10,000 to arrange the celebrations, including lunch.

Express News Service

HYDERABAD: A row erupted over the Rs 10,000 sanctioned to each of the minority residential schools in Telangana to celebrate the birthday of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, with some terming it as a waste of public money.

On Thursday, the TMREIS posted a circular saying that each school has been sanctioned Rs 10,000 to arrange the celebrations, including lunch.

Soon enough, social media saw a flurry of posts, with users opining that Rao alone was not responsible for the formation of Telangana, there were countless others who struggled and sacrificed for the separate State.

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