TS Guv visits Bhairanpally village, pays tributes to martyrs of Liberation Movement

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday visited the Bhairanpally village in Siddipet district where around 100 people were killed by the brutal Razzakar forces during the Hyderabad Liberation Movement.

The Governor offered floral tributes at the martyrs' memorial and the Burju (Watch Fort) where innocent people and freedom fighters were lined up and shot dead in a gruesome massacre perpetrated by the Razzakars.

Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan interacted with the freedom fighters and the villagers and felicitated the freedom fighters who fought valiantly against the brutal Razzakars.

Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said she was moved to tears when she came to know about the heinous crimes perpetrated by the Razzakars against the innocent people and women in the village in the erstwhile Hyderabad state. She paid tributes to the freedom fighters who made supreme sacrifices for the liberation of the Hyderabad state.

Responding to the requests from the village's public representatives, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan assured them that she would do her best regarding issues pertaining to pensions for freedom fighters who could not get freedom fighters pensions. The Governor also assured the villagers that she would take up their plea to transform the village into a tourist spot so as to attract people to visit this inspiring place.

"It would be an inspiration for the youngsters to visit this Veera Bhairanpally village where a massacre of innocent people and freedom fighters took place and where women were subjected to heinous crimes by the brutal Razzakar forces, and imbibe the spirit of our freedom fight," she said.

Hundreds of people also gathered and joined the Governor in paying rich tributes to the martyrs. The village sarpanch and other public representatives felicitated the Governor.