Telangana BJP MLA’s tweet on renaming Guntur’s Jinnah Tower kicks up a row
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Raja Singh said that the tower should be renamed either after APJ Abdul Kalam or Telugu poet Gurram Jashuva.
Jinnah Tower Centre is the most prominent landmark in the bustling commercial centre in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. It is the only edifice erected in memory of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the country and is one of the few heritage structures in the town.
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It was built in 1972 by Lal Jan Basha, grandfather of former MLA and Adviser, Minority Affairs Sk. Ziauddin, in memory of Jinnah following a goodwill visit by his emissary Judaliyaquat Ali Khan. The tower erected on six pillars of cement opens to a tall dome, typical of Mughal architecture.
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