TN Governor, Sharad Pawar join 'Maha Yagam'

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Sturday had attended the ongoing five- day 'Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam' being performed by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao at his farm house in neighbouring Medak district.

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan and his wife Vimala Narasimhan, Congress senior leader T Subbarami Reddy and several others including religious seers also attended the event at Erravelli village which comes under KCR's contituency.

The 'Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam', being performed for universal good and peace, began on December 23. Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker K Siva Prasad Rao attended the 'Yagam' On Friday.

About 2,000 pundits from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are performing the rituals at the unprecedented 'Maha Yagam'.

The Telangana Chief Minister had made it clear that no government money is being spent for the 'yagam'. However, opposition parties such as Congress, BJP and CPI(M) hit out at him for allegedly misusing government machinery.

President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to attend the 'yagam' on the last day December 27, according to a release from Rao's office. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu would also attend the event on the same day.
Source: PTI