Hyderabad, Dec. 19 -- The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), president and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Telangana government to arrange a trained elephant permanently for religious processions in Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Letter to Telangana CM

In a letter to the chief minister of Telangana, A Revanth Reddy, the AIMIM party president said that in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, many religious processions are held every year on different dates.

"Trained elephants are used in these religious processions like Muharram, Bonalu, Gyarvi Shareef, etc. There used to be a trained elephant available in Telangana state, which was utilised during these processions. But since the death of ...