Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ESL Narasimhan, who turned 70 on Wednesday, was a happy and relieved man, with both the States displaying bonhomie in the recent past.He told media at Raj Bhavan that the resumption of friendly relationship between the Chief Ministers of the two Telugu States was a healthy development that would go a long way in achieving progress of both the States.
“I am happy that both the Chief Ministers, N Chandrababu Naidu and K Chandrasekhar Rao, have come together onto a common platform on the occasion of the foundation laying ceremony for Amaravati,” he said. Narasimhan felt that the bifurcation of the State was no longer relevant now.
“For good or bad it has happened and we have to reconcile ourselves to the fact,” he said and advised the people and leaders of the ruling parties in both the States to move in close coordination for the overall development of the two States.Both the Chief Minister wished him over phone, while ministers and leaders from two Telugu States flocked to greet him on the occasion. Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister KE Krishna Murthy, Bojjala Gopalakrishna Reddy, Kamineni Srinivas and others greeted Narasimhan.