The Telangana government on Tuesday repatriated Mohammad Safiullah to TGGenco for administrative reasons. Mr. Safiullah was recently appointed as the Director of Urdu Academy and Designated Executive Director of Telangana Haj Committee. The government’s decision is said to be linked to a viral video of an official talking insensitively to relatives of victims of the Háj tragedy, in which 45 people were killed on Monday. “Jale huwe tukdon ko kya dekhte? (Why do you have to go and see the charred remains and pieces),” the officer is heard saying in the short clip. Mr. Safiullah later apologized, but the damage had already been done. According to the GO, Mohammad Asadullah, Commissioner of Waqf Survey, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Telangana Haj Committee and the Director of the Telangana Urdu Academy to look after the day-to-day affairs of the two institutions.
Published – 18 Nov 2025 20:08 IST
