NDMA’s test message triggers a few laughs at KTR’s programme

Someone in the audience got the test warning message on a mobile phone while Rama Rao was speaking, prompting the Minister to ask whether that was a fire alarm.

Hyderabad: A test emergency cell broadcast message from the National Disaster Management Authority, which is being sent to mobile users across the country on Thursday, triggered a few laughs during Industries Minister KT Rama Rao’s programme at the Eurofins campus here.

Someone in the audience got the test warning message on a mobile phone while Rama Rao was speaking, prompting the Minister to ask whether that was a fire alarm.

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“Is there a fire alarm? Should we vacate?” he asked. When one of the organisers said no, the Minister was a little surprised. “What do you mean ‘No’. It’s a fire alarm, I think we should go,” he said.

It was then that one of the organisers clarified that it was a mobile phone message.

“Ok. This is a closed auditorium. So good luck, guys,” the Minister replied with a smile, triggering laughter in the auditorium.