Date:01/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010105230400.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Rayalaseema leader sees an ally in KCR

By Our Staff Reporter

KURNOOL, DEC.31. The president of Rayalaseema Hakkula Ikya Vedika, T.G. Venkatesh, on Friday greeted the Union Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi president, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, on the eve of New Year and hoped that he would succeed in his mission for separate Telangana.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Venkatesh said Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao, championed the cause of backward regions in the country and mobilised the support of other parties for the cause. At the same time, Mr. Rao should not confine himself to Telangana alone but also help more backward areas like Rayalaseema.