Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday hosted the customary 'At Home ' on the
Republic Day at the Raj Bhavan here and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his cabinet colleagues stayed away from it, amid an ongoing rift between the Raj Bhavan and the BRS government.
Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Ujjal Bhuyan, former Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, state BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar and several other dignitaries attended the event.
State Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, DGP Anjani Kumar were also present on the occasion.
Speaking after hoisting the National Flag at the Raj Bhavan earlier in the day, she said she would work for the state's people though some may not like her.
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The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct Republic Day celebrations in a grand manner, with a ceremonial parade, as per the instructions issued by the Central government.
The high court passed the order after hearing a petition seeking a direction to the government to organise the parade as part of the celebrations.
The relations between Raj Bhavan and the BRS government are not on the best of terms with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan complaining of protocol not being followed with regard to her office, while the government has reservation about her style of functioning and others.
