Modi welcomes birth of Telangana, KCR inducts son, nephew to cabinet, two deputy CMs


Ahmedabad, 2 June, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning welcomed the birth of India’s 29th state Telangana.

Modi in his tweets said: 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 Chandrashekhar Rao Garu on taking oath as Telgana’s first Chief Minister. My best wishes to people for the state’s development journey. Centre assures complete support to the people and Government of Telangana in taking the state to newer heights of progress.

Meanwhile TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao(KCR) sworn-in as first Chief Minister of Telangana. In a cabinet of 11 including KCR, 3 are family members – father, son and nephew. Two are appointed Deputy Chief Ministers including Mahmood Ali.It was one of KCR’s promises to have a deputy CM from the minority community.