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     Gaali Celebrity Bewarse Username: Gaali Post Number: 44076 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 131.247.54.65 Rating: N/A |
Guntur has a memorial for Pakistan's Father of the Nation, a tower built in Mohammed Ali Jinnah's honour in the heart of town. This impressive heritage structure has been a city landmark. About its origins, one story is that Judaliyaquat Ali Khan, a representative of Jinnah, visited Guntur in the pre-Independence era. Khan was felicitated by Lal Jan Basha, the grandfather of the present Telugu Desam Party Rajya Sabha member, S.M. Lal Jan Basha, and he got a tower built in the honour of the dapper Muslim League leader. According to another narrative, two Municipal Chairmen, Nadimpalli Narasimha Rao and Tellakula Jalaiah, were responsible during their respective terms of office for the construction of the tower — as a symbol of peace and harmony. These conflicting versions about who got the tower built, however, are not quite pertinent here. The harrowing experiences of Partition and subsequent cross-border wars and other manner of trouble have never disturbed peace and tranquillity in Guntur. Jinnah Tower continues to stand tall as a beacon of harmony here. Be Positive! |