Event was part of the two-week-long Swatantra Bharat Vazrotsavalu celebrations that kicked off in the state on 8 August.
Vehicles in the Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad stop at a red signal to prepare for the mass singing of the National Anthem at 11.30 am on Tuesday, 16 August, 2022. (South First)
With the clock striking 11:30 am on Tuesday, 16 August, traffic across Telangana came to a standstill. The reason: Participation in the mass singing of the National Anthem, organised by the state government to celebrate the 76th Independence Day, which was observed a day earlier.
The event was part of the two-week-long Swatantra Bharat Vazrotsavalu celebrations that kicked off in the state on 8 August.
People of all ages were seen getting out of their four-wheelers or getting off their two-wheelers and standing upright to participate in the historic event on roads across Telangana.
People were also seen standing on their balconies, rooftops, and common areas, holding the national flag and reciting the national anthem as the clock struck 11:30 am.
In Hyderabad, traffic signals turned red at least five minutes before the scheduled time.
Students participating in mass national anthem singing in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills. (GadwalvijayaTRS/Twitter)
Senior police officials deployed at traffic junctions were seen explaining to the people via public address systems why the traffic signals had turned red.
They also requested the commuters to participate in the mass singing of the National Anthem with discipline.
Thousands of school students were seen waving the national flag at all important traffic junctions of the city.
Aaghnya, a student of Jubilee Public School, told South First, “It is a memorable event of my life. It gave me goosebumps when hundreds of people chanted Bharat Mata ki Jai in unison just before the National Anthem started.”
Another student, Reyansh, said, “I cannot put in words how I am feeling. It was a majestic moment.”
Venkat Ramana, an 87-year-old man and resident of Uppal who was going for his regular health check-up, told South First, “Such events should be held regularly. People these days are turning communal. Mass events like the one today will remind them that the nation is first.”
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao participated in the mass singing of the National Anthem at Abids in Hyderabad.
Telangana Chief Minister KCR ji paying Floral Tributes Independent India’s first Prime Minister Late Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru ji …@narendramodi ji , you cannot avoid those who fought for the Freedom of our Nation #IndiaAt75 @KTRTRS @pbhushan1 @ranvijaylive pic.twitter.com/gV7YWoGjbH
— krishanKTRS (@krishanKTRS) August 16, 2022
The National Anthem was also played on Metro trains, which stopped for a minute at the scheduled time. Namma Metro authorities appealed to the commuters to stand when the National Anthem was played on the trains.
The anthem was also played in all government offices and public places.
Employees of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), and Transco participated in the event.
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