PM greets the people of Telangana

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Telangana and congratulated the state`s first Chief Minister, Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao, on the creation of the new state of Telangana.

The Prime Minister has tweeted as follows:

"India gets a new state! We welcome Telangana as our 29th state. Telangana will add strength to our development journey in the coming years.

Telangana`s birth comes after years of struggle and sacrifices by several people. We pay our respects to them today.

Congrats to K Chandrasekhar Rao Garu on taking oath as Telangana`s 1st CM. My best wishes to people for the state`s development journey.

Centre assures complete support to the people & Government of Telangana in taking the state to newer heights of progress."