Telangana: Victory flame arrives in Nalgonda

HYDERABAD: The heroes of the 1971 war were felicitated in Nalgonda as the ‘victory flame’ of the war on behalf of Indian Navy after the heroes arrived in Nalgonda on Thursday.
The victory flame was received at the upcoming Sainik Bhavan at Panagal Road, Nalgonda by Colonel P Ramesh Kumar, director, sainik welfare department, Telangana, and additional district collector Rahul Sharma. Captain VSC Rao, who was accompanying the victory flame, said it started in Port Blair and passed through Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Nalgonda and Hyderabad and will go upwards to Delhi.He said they received an overwhelming response from the citizens all along the journey.
The victory flame was received as slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’, ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and ‘mera Bharat mahan’ rent the air. It was escorted to the venue, Chinna Venkat Reddy Function Hall, with the police band, NCC cadets, ex-servicemen and local people of Nalgonda participating in it and waving the national flag. Col Ramesh Kumar said, “It is a matter of great honour to receive the victory flame and organise the event in Nalgonda commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war,” he said.