Former minister Gade Venkat Reddy reiterated that any move to divide Andhra Pradesh would be opposed tooth and nail.
Talking to reporters in the Assembly premises, Venkat Reddy said that the aim of Seemandhra leaders was to keep the state united, and all possible efforts would be made to ensure the same. He ridiculed claims being made by some leaders that Telangana would be a reality by January 28. The formation of Telangana was still a distant dream and very far from reality, he said.
Venkat Reddy accused Telangana leaders of misleading the people of the region by making them chase the mirage of Telangana. He said that the Congress High Command had not taken any decision on the statehood issue, as was being claimed by some leaders. (INN)