TRS fills sky with pink balloons at Parade Grounds

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi's (TRS) latest strategy in the ongoing hoarding war with the BJP involved releasing pink balloons outside BJP National Executive meeting venue.

Four big balloons were placed outside the venue a few hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Sunday. The balloons are prominently visible from the venue.

TRS has been on a rampage for the last three days in an attempt to counter the BJP's posters. The party has found creative ways and one poster featuring the masked 'Money Heist' characters that was put up in LB Nagar has become quite popular on social media. The poster reads, "We rob banks. You rob the whole nation #ByeByeModi."

Another hoarding reads, "Shameful for Indian Democracy. Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka." These states have been named allegedly to cite improper BJP governance.

Meanwhile on Sunday, as the sky was filled with TRS's pink balloons, the ground was overtaken by BJP. Multiple hoardings and posters were placed around the Parade Grounds and Metro pillars sported posters welcoming Mr. Modi and other political leaders.

BJP leaders get a taste of Telangana cuisine

BJP leaders from across the country who have been camping in Hyderabad for the last two days for the national meeting had a taste of Telangana cuisine at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on Sunday.

Though the delegates attending the NEC have been enjoying five-star hospitality for the last two days, the Telangana BJP chose to introduce them to special Telangana food.

The master chef delivering the sumptuous lunch was Goolla Yadama from Gudatipalli village under Husnabad mandal in Siddipet district. A six-member team led by Yadamma prepared as many as 50 different types of dishes for the BJP stalwarts, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J.P Nadda, Union ministers, and Chief Ministers of several states.

The main course included tomato-beans curry, aloo kurma (potato gravy), Bagara Baingan (spicy brinjal), ivy gourd-coconut fry, okra, cashew and groundnut fry, ridge gourd fry with meal maker flakes, methi-moong dal fry, mango dal, biryani, pulihora, pudina rice, curd rice, Gongura pickle, cucumber chutney, tomato chutney, and bottle gourd chutney.

They were also served snacks like "gaarelu" made of moong dal, sakinaalu, makka gudaalu, and sarva pindi with various chutneys.