A nine-year-old girl from Telangana, who did not have a name so far, finally got one after she met Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao with her parents yesterday.
The parents, Suresh and Anitha, had actively participated in the Telangana statehood movement led by Mr Rao, popularly known as KCR. When their daughter was born in 2013, they wanted her to be named by KCR. The wish remained unfulfilled for nine years, during which the girl had no name.
Since she had not been named, the Class V student was called “Chitti” - a generic name for a girl child – in school. “Chitti” was also the name on her Aadhaar card. In her village, however, neighbours and acquaintances would call her “KCR” as they knew she was waiting to be named by the Chief Minister.
Madhusudhana Chary, a member of the legislative council from Telangana Rashtra Samithi and a former Assembly Speaker, recently came to know about the girl. He then brought the couple and the child to Pragathi Bhavan, the official residence of the Telangana Chief Minister.
Chief Minister KCR greeted the couple, Suresh and Anita, and named the nine-year-old 'Mahati'.
The Chief Minister and his wife also handed over presents to the couple and their daughter and announced financial assistance for Mahati's education.
Suresh's family, touched by the Chief Minister's gesture, expressed their gratitude.
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