Hyderabad, August 10: The divide in ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue deepened today with leaders from Telangana region demanding an unconditional apology from ministers hailing from other regions for their alleged comments on the separate statehood demand.
Joining the chorus of criticism from TRS and Telugu Desam, Telangana Congress leaders slammed the ministers for their alleged comments before Sri Krishna committee that those seeking separate state are traitors of the nation.
“We (Congress leaders from Telangana region) had a meeting at the residence of senior party MLA K Jana Reddy today. The comments of ministers from coastal Andhra and Telangana are shocking. How can they say that those demanding separate Telangana state are traitors of the nation,” Congress MLC K Yadava Reddy told reporters.
–PTI