CM Thanks Sonia, Manmohan; Greets New Ministers

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has extended best wishes and greetings personally over phone to all the new Union Ministers from the State and the Ministers who got elevation.

The Chief Minister thanked UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for giving priority and opportunities to the State and MPs. He said this shows the special affection and gesture by both Sonia and Dr Singh have towards AP.

The Chief Minister also greeted the new Union Ministers from the State, who were sworn in and got elevation today — K. Chiranjeevi, Sarvey Satyanarayana, Kotla Jaya Surya Prakasa Reddy, Balram Naik and Killi Kripa Rani — over phone and sent special messages to each of them. In a separate message, he also greeted M. M. Pallam Raju and D. Purandheswari. The Chief Minister congratulated all the other new Union Ministers, who were sworn in today. (NSS)