Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan on Friday participated in the 69th Republic Day celebrations in Vijayawada. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu could not return in time from Davos where he had gone to attend the World Economic Forum summit, as he was stuck in Abu Dhabi due to extreme fog. He could get back to Vijayawada only by 5 pm, and his wife Bhuvaneswari hoisted the tri-colour at his residence instead of him.
Contrary to what happened last year, Narasimhan, who is also the Governor for Telangana, first participated in the Republic Day event in Hyderabad and then flew to Vijayawada for the Republic Day event there. He unfurled the national flag at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad, Telangana, first, at 9:15 am, and delivered his traditional speech, and then took a flight from the old Begumpet airport to reach Vijayawada.
Narasimhan participated in the Andhra Pradesh event at the Municipal Grounds in Vijayawada.
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