India News | Milad-un-Nabi Procession in Hyderabad Postponed, to Be Held on September 19

Hyderabad, Aug 29 (PTI) The representatives of the Milad-un-Nabi committee on Thursday agreed to organise the processions here on September 19 following a request by the Telangana government.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a meeting Thursday night regarding the arrangements for the Milad-un-Nabi procession and the issue of immersion of Ganesh idols on September 17, an official statement said.

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The chief minister suggested the Milad committee members consider the possibility of postponing the Milad-un-Nabi procession.

State ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and D Sridhar Babu, AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi and the Milad committee members discussed the matter and responded positively to the government's request to defer the procession, the statement read.

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"The members of the Milad-un-Nabi Committee said that the 1499th birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad will be held on September 19," the release said.

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