Last telegram sent to Rahul Gandhi, DD director general SM Khan

July 15, 2013 20:45

As the iconic 163-year-old telegram passed into history, the last message was sent to Rahul Gandhi.

The telegram counter closed at 11:45 pm last night and the last message was booked at the counter of Central Telegraph Office Janpath by one Ashwani Mishra, who sent messages to Gandhi and Director General of DD news SM Khan.

The revenue collected was Rs 68,837 as the country bade adieu to the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians.

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