Hyderabad, July 26 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy said it was due to the efforts of late Union minister S Jaipal Reddy that the formation of the Telangana state became a reality. He stated that even former United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi had once told him she was inclined to announce statehood for Telangana after being convinced by Jaipal Reddy.

Addressing the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) and Capital Foundation Society-S Jaipal Reddy Memorial Awards ceremony held at Taj Krishna in Hyderabad on Saturday, July 26, the chief minister said it was Jaipal Reddy who had ensured that the Bill for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was passed in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya ...