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KCR hails referendum

Staff Reporter

`99p.c. for separate Telangana'

NALGONDA: Founder of Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) K.Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday called up Alagadapa former sarpanch Venepalli Panduranga Rao who held a referendum on Telangana at his village on the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day.

"Though we don't have any political back-up to conduct referendum, Mr.Rao spoke to me over the phone and appreciated the exercise," Mr.Panduranga Rao, who found a place in Limca Book of Records for calling a referendum on his mid-term rule as sarpanch, told The Hindu . "He told me that the result of the referendum is an eye-opener for the opponents of Telangana State," he maintained.

Mr.Panduranga Rao said about 99 per cent voted for the formation of a separate State.

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