Telangana To Change State Abbreviation Over Big Charge Against KCR Regime
NDTV
Andre Sri's 'Jaya Jaya Ho Telangana' will be made the state anthem while the state's abbreviation will be changed to TG from TS.
The Telangana cabinet headed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has decided to change its official abbreviation and adopt a new state anthem. Telangana Talli, the symbolic mother goddess of the state, will also be reimagined in a new look.
Andre Sri's 'Jaya Jaya Ho Telangana' will be made the state anthem while the state's abbreviation will be changed to TG from TS. The ruling dispensation has accused the former regime to have chosen 'TS' to match their party name. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was earlier known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which was changed to reflect their national aspirations.
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