Telangana CM KCR skips Republic Day celebrations at Raj Bhavan

The political heat in Telangana has gone up with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao skipping the Republic Day celebrations on Thursday. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan unfurled the national flag on 74th Republic Day at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad but CM KCR was not present on the occasion. The development comes amidst a deepening rift between the KCR government and the Governor.