Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan will be the Chief Guest at the Hyderabad Liberation Day ceremony at the Parade Ground, Secunderabad, on Thursday, September 17, 2026. He will also inspect the parade.
The ceremony commemorates the integration of the erstwhile Hyderabad State with India. Tributes will be paid to the individuals and citizens whose struggles and contributions strengthened the unity and integrity of the nation.
Ten contingents of the Central Armed Police Forces will take part in the march-past. A cultural presentation on the theme "Hyderabad Vimochanam" will be staged.
Winners of the Hyderabad Liberation Day Quiz Competition, held at the Salar Jung Museum, will be felicitated. The national song "Vande Mataram" will be sung collectively.
The dignitaries expected to attend include Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has set up an exhibition at the venue. It presents historical episodes associated with Hyderabad Liberation Day, along with themes of national unity and integrity.
Bandaru Dattatreya, former Governor of Haryana, inaugurated the exhibition. Thousands of school students visited it on the day it opened.
With reference to the Hyderabad Liberation Day ceremony at the Parade Ground, Secunderabad, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following information:
| Person | Role in the Hyderabad Liberation Day programme | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bandaru Dattatreya | Former Governor of Haryana who inaugurated the exhibition |
| 2. | Shiv Pratap Shukla | Telangana Governor expected to attend |
| 3. | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Union Culture and Tourism Minister expected to attend |
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
The Hyderabad Liberation Day ceremony commemorates which one of the following?