PM greets the people of Telangana

New Delhi, June 2 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Telangana and congratulated the state’s first Chief Minister 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,” he tweeted.

“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,” tweeted Modi.  INN