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Kovind ends Hyderabad tour with visit to Lord Buddha statue

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
President Ram Nath Kovind today paid rich tributes to Lord Buddha at a statue erected in his memory here and later left for New Delhi ending his two- day visit to the city.

Kovind visited the imposing Lord Buddha statue located in the middle of the Hussain Sagar lake and paid tributes to the revered ancient sage and philosopher.

Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan and Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Ali accompanied the president in his visit.

Elaborate security arrangements were made at the venue for the president's visit. The Telangana tourism department had arranged a special boat to take Kovind and other dignitaries to the spot.
 

Yesterday, Kovind participated in the closing ceremony of the World Telugu Conference-2017 - a five-day event of Telugu cultural and literary extravaganza - at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.

The president later left for the national capital in a special aircraft.

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First Published: Dec 20 2017 | 3:20 PM IST

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