Acknowledging the overwhelming statehood sentiment in Telangana region, Chiranjeevi asked the people to elect the 'genuine' candidates who can mount pressure on the Centre to take a favourable decision.
"If the Central government is sincere about honouring the people's sentiment, it should bring forward the proposal to carve out Telangana state. We will support it," he said.
The actor chose Telangana heartland to make the much-awaited announcement. Jagityal falls under Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency represented by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Photograph: SnapsIndia
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