On Saturday, July 28th, 2012, several Telanganites living in the Greater Toronto Area assembled at High park in Toronto and celebrated authentic Telangana summer outing – Chetla kinda bhojanalu in the name of ‘Telangana Vanta Aata – Maata Muchata’.
The event was organized by Telangana Development Forum (TDF), Canada and the turnout was pretty huge (around 400) as the organizers took utmost care in making the event a grand success. The weather was also very much supportive and the premises brought the true atmosphere of the countryside of Telangana.
Students, visiting parents were also part of the event. Two minute silence was observed in the beginning in memory of Telangana martyrs and Late Acharya Kothapally Jayashanker sir.
Onsite cooking was also arranged apart from authentic and delicious Telangana food items brought in by various members. Several types of games for various age groups were also included in the event. TDF, Canada dignitaries detailed everyone about the motives of the organization and also about future programs.
TDF, Canada took this event as an opportunity to echo its support and extended solidarity to the noble cause of Telangana statehood. A physical letter was drafted on TDF, Canada’s letterhead (addressed to various political dignitaries/stake holders back home) stressing the urgency of taking a decision in favor of Telangana statehood formation. Physical signatures were gathered on the letter from all the guests, included their contact details and sent directly via Canada post to the recipients back in Delhi and Hyderabad. We received applause from the guests about the signature campaign and many of them felt the necessity of similar campaigns at this crucial juncture from various Telangana organizations across the globe which would definitely help achieve our dream state.