Hyderabad: All eyes were on Revanth Reddy as the leader of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee took charge of the state’s affairs and the chief minister’s office at the secretariat after swearing in as chief minister on December 7.
As he arrived at the Secretariat, people were quick to notice that the nameplate installed outside the CM’s office carried his name in English and Telugu but failed to find space for Urdu. Several took to X to express disappointment over it.
When brought to his notice, Revanth Reddy initiated immediate action and mandated the use of Urdu on all nameplates outside designated offices in the secretariat. The nameplate outside his office has also been changed to include the use of Urdu.
In Telangana, Urdu has the status of a second official language; however, the use of Urdu for official purposes has only declined in the last few years. Over the years, people in Telangana have criticised the diminishing use of Urdu for official purposes. From signboards to logos, they often fail to carry text in Urdu.
The logo of Osmania University has been modified over the years. Today, it carries text in Telugu and Hindi but lacks space for Urdu, leading to debate. The logo of Osmania University, Hyderabad, originally had “Noorun Ala Noor” written in Urdu, but it was changed 50 years ago.
Over the years, alumni and activists have filed petitions demanding the change of the logo to include text in Urdu. However, no action was initiated during the regime of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, despite several demands.
