A couple in Telangana’s Bhupalpally district waited nine years for Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to officially name their daughter. After meeting the couple at his official residence in Hyderabad on Sunday, Rao named the girl ‘Mahati’ and offered financial assistance for her studies.
J Suresh and Anitha of Nandigama told Rao how they waited for an opportunity to meet him and how their daughter, a class 5 student, had to do with the pet name ‘Chitti’ to date, even in her official documents.
According to a statement from the chief minister’s office, Suresh and Anitha actively participated in the separate statehood movement for Telangana and wanted their daughter, born in 2013, to be given a name by Rao, who was leading the agitation.
Upon learning about the girl, former speaker of the Legislative Assembly and now MLC Madhusudhana Chari took up the matter and brought them to Pragathi Bhavan, the chief minister’s official residence.
“On hearing about the matter, CM KCR blessed Suresh and Anita and named their nine-year-old daughter ‘Mahati’. The CM presented the couple with clothes and hosted them. Financial assistance was provided for the girl’s education,” said the statement. The couple was pleasantly surprised at Rao’s gesture and expressed gratitude, it added.
