Pawan Kalyan 'My Support for Telangana Was Based on Principle, Not Politics'

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday said his support for Telangana statehood was not a matter of politics it was a matter of principle. 

In a post on ?X?, he said: ?My commitment to Telangana statehood is not something that began recently. In 2009, while leading the Yuva Rajyam youth wing of Praja Rajyam Party, I participated in the Telangana Samajika Nyaya Sabha



alongside Osmania University student leaders and Gaddar Garu.?

?At a time when the Congress government led by the late YSR garu, was opposed to the formation of Telangana, I openly supported the aspirations of the Telangana people and gave a call for a ?Samajika Telangana? a Telangana built on the foundations of social justice, self-respect, and equal opportunities for all sections of society,? he said.