Hyderabad, Jan. 22 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday said he had come "only to express gratitude" to the people who stood by him during the People's March (padayatra) and supported the formation of a people's government in Telangana.

He was addressing a public meeting at Jamgam village in Jainur Mandal of Asifabad district.

Recalling his padayatra that began in the erstwhile Adilabad district in March 2023 and concluded in Khammam, Vikramarka said many of the issues raised by the public during the march have already been resolved, while the remaining issues are being reviewed and taken up systematically through budget allocations.

Stating that tribal development has been made a priority, he said the C...