Medical Education Minister Kondru Murali Mohan, on Thursday, held Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu responsible for the Centre's decision to form a separate Telangana state.
Talking to reporters, Kondru said that it was Naidu who had openly supported the formation of a Telangana state by sending a letter to the Prime Minister, and said that now Naidu and other TDP leaders are trying to accuse the Congress for the same.
He said that the TDP, the BJP and the CPI should be collectively held responsible for the state's division. He said that Congress leaders would explain to people the facts and circumstances that had led to the party's decision.
Ridiculing Naidu's proposed "Telugujathi Atmagaurava Yatra", Kondru remarked that only time would tell what Seemandhra people would welcome Naidu with - flowers or stones.
Stating that the Antony Committee was examining the state's bifurcation issue from all angles, he said that the Congress' Seemandhra leaders have made it clear to the leadershi[ that it would be impossible for the Congress to even contest from the region if the Centre divides the state. (INN)
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