Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket captain and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin will take oath as a minister in Telangana Cabinet on Friday.

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will administer oath to Azharuddin at 12.15 p.m. at Raj Bhavan.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other ministers will attend the ceremony, officials confirmed on Thursday.

The State Cabinet in August decided to nominate Azharuddin as Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under Governor’s quota.

Azharuddin is likely to be allotted the portfolio of minority welfare.

A former MP, Azharuddin is currently the working president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and a member of Political Affairs Committee of the TPCC.

The 62-year-old is being included in the

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