Last Nizam Of Hyderabad Dies In Turkey, To Be Buried In India
HYDERABAD, (IANS) – The mortal remains of Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad who passed away in Turkey on January 14, were brought to Hyderabad on January 17.
The body arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport by a chartered flight from Turkey and it was shifted to Chowmahalla Palace. Mukarram Jah’s son Prince Azmath Jah and daughter Princess Shehkyar accompanied the mortal remains.
Mukarram Jah’s former wife Princess Esra, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Home Minister Mohammed Mehmood Ali, members of royal family and close friends paid their last respects.
According to Chowmahalla Palace Trust, the body will be moved to Mecca Masjid on January 18. The Trust is working to enable the maximum number of people to carry the coffin. After ‘Namaz-e-Janaza’, Mukarram Jah Bahadur will be laid to rest at Asaf Jahi family tombs in the premises of Mecca Masjid.
The Telangana government has also already announced that funeral will be conducted with full police honors.
Mukarram Jah, grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, passed away in Istanbul. He was 89.
Born to Prince Azam Jah and Princess Durru Shehvar, the imperial princess of the Ottoman Empire, on October 6, 1933, in France, Mukarram Jah was coronated as Asaf Jah the Eighth on April 6, 1967, after the passing away of Mir Osman Ali Khan in February 1967.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of the last Nizam at Chowmahalla Palace.
He consoled Mukarram Jah’s former wife Princess Esra and his children and other family members.
Ministers Mahmood Ali, Vemula Prashant Reddy, MP Joginapally Santosh Kumar, MLAs Balka Suman, A. Jeevan Reddy, Telangana Sports Authority Chairman E.A Anjaneya Goud, former Waqf Board Chairman Mohammad Salim, Advisor to Government, Minority Affairs A. K. Khan and others were present.
Anil
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Try him and hang him!
Ran to Turkey. Can stay in Turkey.
The Indian Govt. should deny a VISA to the dead body.
January 17, 2023Anil
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There are no titles.
The Indian Govt. should never have allowed this man to land. He ran from the country with his wealth.
Lets have a prayer for the people who died at the hands of the Razkars that were killed, tortured, raped brutally.
January 17, 2023VIJAY
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I agree 100%. Indian government does not have teeth to do what is right and in the interest on India.
January 17, 2023Darleen Dhillon
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There is NO SUCH WORD as “coronated”! The proper word is CROWNED, That’s what happens at a coronation. Just sayin’….
January 17, 2023RAJENDIR K SHARMA
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Shame on Indian government to allow him to be buried in India. Shame of Telangana governments official kissing his ass.
January 17, 2023Gopal T.K. Krishna
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As usual, Indians with no knowledge and brains have eagerly left above comments. There is no Hyderabad and no Telangana without the generosity of the Asaf Jahi family. I personally met Mukarram Jha when I was a teenager. He gave up all his fortunes and led a simple life until his death. May his soul RIP.
January 18, 2023