Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad passed away in Turkey on January 14. His last rites were conducted with full state honours on January 18. Kumar, termed KCR, as Rao is largely referred, "another Nizam" and said his "autocratic rule" will end soon. At the BJP's state executive meeting, he also said that India will become a "Vishwa guru" (world leader) under Modi's leadership.
