Ahead of Muharram, Shia Muslim groups from across the state have demanded that the state’s Congress government declare it as a state observance.
With less than a month for Muharram, an organisation of custodians of Ashoorkhanas in Telangana, Anjuman e Mutawallian, held a meeting at the Badashahi Ashookrkhana on Monday, June 10. The organisation also stated that the Congress in its manifesto had promised to declare, Muharram, also known as Peerla Azadari, as a state observance after coming to power. They demanded that chief minister Revanth Reddy fulfil the Congress party’s promises.
The group also demanded that the state government earmark Rs 100 crore towards repairs and renovations of the Ashoorkhanas, Peerla Chude, across the state, particularly the historical ones adding that special funds must be allocated for the observance of Muharram across districts.