Govt. of Telangana will present 10 awards besides (Maulana Azad memorial award), comprising of Rs. 1 lakh cash and a citation named after prominent personalities from next year onwards on the occasion of Azad Day. A committee will be constituted in this connection.
Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali deputy chief minister of Telangana announced this on the occasion of Minority Welfare Day. These awards will be named after ten prominent personalities like founder editor of Siasat Abid Ali Khan, former editor-in-chief of Rehnuma-e-Deccan Syed Lateefuddin Quadri, former heads of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Maulana Abdul Wahed Owaisi and Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, Syed Mukarassar Shah ex-chairman Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Hafez Abu Yousuf ex-vice chairman Andhra Pradesh legislative council, noted poetess Banu Tahera Sayeed, comrade Makhdoom Muhiuddin and justice Sardar Ali Khan.
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