The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen, president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi asked the State government to arrange a trained elephant permanently for various religious processions in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy, the AIMIM party president said that in twin cities of Hyderabad
and Secunderabad, many religious processions are held every year.
“Trained elephants are used in these religious processions like Muharram, Bonal, Gyarvi Shareef etc. There used to be a trained elephant available in Telangana State which was utilized during these processions. But since the death of the elephant there is no trained elephant in Telangana.