Former Indian cricket captain and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin on Friday took oath as a minister in the Telangana Cabinet.

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of office and secrecy to Azharuddin at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan.

Azharuddin took the oath in the name of Allah and at the end of the oath raised slogans of 'Jai Telangana' and 'Jai Hind'.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other ministers, Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Legislative Council chairman G. Sukhender Reddy, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud attended the swearing-in.

Azharuddin's son, Mohammed Asaduddin, who was recently appointed general secretary of TPCC, was also present.

The State Cabinet in August decided to

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