Hyderabad, March 13 -- A representation has been sent asking for a change of date in the annual Ramzan 'Dawat-e-Iftar' event to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy as it coincides with the period between March 19 to 22 when Shia Muslims observe the martyrdom of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law.

Mir Murtuza Ali Moosavi, a member of the Shia community in the Old City of Hyderabad, sent a letter to the chief minister on the matter, asking to change the date of the event. The 'Dawat-e-Iftar' was also held annually every year by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government as well. This year, the date of the event was announced by ex-MLA and Advisor (minority affairs) to the Telangana government Mohammed Ali Shabbir.

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