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Hyd: VHP demands Telangana govt cancel ‘ Miss World Pageants’

Hyderabad, May 9 (UNI) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday demanded the state government cancel ‘ Miss World Pageants in Hyderabad.
How can beauty pageants be held with representatives from enemy countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey and Canada, VHP National Spokesperson Dr Ravinuthala Shashidhar questioned in a release here.
Telangana government should immediately arrest and deport the illegal infiltrators who have set up residence around defence establishments (DRDO) and DRDL) in Hyderabad, he added.
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