TS comes to a standstill for mass national anthem

The functioning of all offices, educational institutions, public and private establishments, shopping malls, cinema theatres and even traffic were stalled during the recital of national anthem

The mass recital of the national anthem is a part of the two-week Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu programme on Tuesday.

The functioning of all offices, educational institutions, public and private establishments, shopping malls, cinema theatres and even traffic will be stalled during the recital of national anthem.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police halted all the traffic at signalled junctions and also at junctions manned by traffic police.

The national anthem was played in all public address systems at 11.30 a.m.

Additionally, Hyderabad metro trains were also stopped for a minute at 11.30 a.m on 16 August and the national anthem will be played on the trains and at metro stations.