The state Cabinet on Sunday 4 Feb decided to replace the
characters ‘TS’ with ‘TG’ to represent Telangana in vehicle registration
numbers, with the change set to apply to new vehicles, and in all official
correspondence.
Besides, the Cabinet also decided to implement
two more guarantees, although the same were not officially disclosed. In its
four-hour-long meeting at the Secretariat, the Cabinet, chaired by Chief
Minister A. Revanth Reddy, also decided
to make changes to the Telangana Talli statue and Telangana government emblem,
both of which were designed by the BRS government.
Sources said that the current iteration of
Telangana Talli, as a woman from an affluent background, symbolised feudalism
and the ruling class. They said the changes would be designed in a manner to
depict her as a mother to all, on the lines of a rural worker or a
revolutionary. The Cabinet decided to
make these changes in consultation with all stakeholders.