Distinguished figures from diverse spheres of life converged at Shabbir Ali's residence in Jubilee Hills to extend their wishes on the auspicious occasion.
In a display of communal harmony and celebration, an illustrious array of personalities, including Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, gathered at the residence of Mohammed Ali Shabbir, Advisor to the Telangana Government, on Thursday to mark the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Distinguished figures from diverse spheres of life converged at Shabbir Ali's residence in Jubilee Hills to extend their wishes on the auspicious occasion.
CM Reddy visited Shabbir Ali's residence early in the morning before his departure to Delhi. He spent an hour with the family and relished the traditional Eid-ul-Fitr delicacy Sheer Khorma.
In the afternoon, some 150 select guests, including Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, D Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, AICC Telangana Incharge Deepa Das Munshi, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, Siasat Urdu Daily Editor Amer Ali Khan, TPCC Working president Mohammed Azharuddin, Congress senior leaders K Jana Reddy, Madhu Yashki Goud, Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Zafar Javeed, Rohin Reddy, Feroz Khan, Syed Nizamuddin, Muzaffarullah Khan, Mateen Shareef and Vijaya Reddy, other MLAs, MLCs, chairpersons of various corporations, and other dignitaries attended the lunch hosted by Shabbir Ali.
Other guests included Jamaat-e-Islami president Dr Khaled Mubashir, Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind Telangana & AP Secretary-General Hafiz Peer Khaleeq Ahmed Sabir, Moulana Jaffer Pasha Hussami, Tahreek Muslim Shabban President Mohammed Mushtaq Mallik, Imam of Mecca Masjid Hafiz Mohammed Rizwan Qureshi, and representatives of Ahle Hadees, among others.
They were all treated to a feast featuring a delectable spread of Haleem, Biryani, Double Ka Meetha and other Hyderabadi dishes, and Sheer Khorma.
Shabbir Ali said that the Congress government had made elaborate arrangements for the peaceful conduct of Ramadan festivities for the month. Mosques across Telangana, shops and establishments in Greater Hyderabad were permitted to function till 4 am.