Taking everyone by surprise on Friday, the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao thanked the AICC president Sonia Gandhi for her role in the formation of Telangana.
During the debate on Governor E S L Narasimhan's address in the Telangana State Legislative Assembly, KCR said that Telangana would not have been possible without the support of Sonia Gandhi.
He said that the Congress president had decided in favour of Telangana without worrying about the political consequences of the decision.
He also thanked the BJP president and current Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, for his support to Telangana.
KCR said that he was also thankful to the 33 political parties, including the Bahujan Samaj Party, that had supported the demand for separate Telangana.
He said that he was thanking all the leaders on behalf of his party, the people of the State and the House. (INN)