A week after undergoing a hip replacement surgery, former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was discharged from the hospital on Friday.
He was admitted at the Yashoda Hospital at Somajiguda, Hyderabad, on December 8 after suffering a fracture due to a fall at his farmhouse at Erravalli.
The same day he had undergone the hip replacement surgery.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president thanked doctors, nurses and other staff who took care of him at the hospital.
After leaving the hospital, KCR, as he is popularly known, reached his residence at Nandi Nagar in Banjara Hills.
Family members welcomed him home with traditional rituals.
BRS MLAs, other leaders and well wishers had gathered to welcome him.
He was seen walking with the help of walkers after reaching home.
According to doctors, KCR had undergone the operation of left total hip replacement. It may take six to eight weeks for recovery.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, several ministers, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, leaders of various political parties and some leading film stars had visited KCR at the hospital .