Like them, Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy were staying away from New Year celebrations and also announced that they would not receive any New Year greetings in person.
"The usual exchange of greetings with members of the civil society has been cancelled at Raj Bhavan as homage to the death of the 23-year-old whose life was cut short by a heinous incident at Delhi," a statement from the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad said.
Similar announcements came in from Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi, who participated in a candle light vigil in Hyderabad Monday night.
