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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Last telegram despatched today

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) The last telegram of the 163-year old service was despatched today.

"All messages that were booked on July 14 have been despatched today. It is being done with the help of India Post and our staff," BSNL spokesperson Sanjay Kumar Sinha told PTI.

More than 20,000 telegrams are estimated to have been booked on the day the country bid adieu to telegram service with one of the last messages booked being for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

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