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MLC, Manakondur MLA express solidarity with fasting students

KARIMNAGAR: MLC Naradasu Laxman Rao and Manakondur legislator Arepalli Mohan have expressed their solidarity to the students of Satavahana university, who have launched their fast unto death programme demanding the formation of Telangana state, at University PG college on the outskirts of Karimnagar town on Sunday.

Five students of the university have launched their fast unto death programme. Among them, the condition of two students Chaitanya and Nagaraju is stated to be critical as their health was deteriorating. The legislator assured the students that the Telangana would be a reality very soon and reiterated that they would intensify the agitation if the government fails to announce the state at the earliest.

Warangal Staff Reporter adds: The rallies demanding separate Telangana by different sections of people continued for the fourth day today and more candle light rallies were taken out late in the evening. Large number of people affiliated to various organisations joined together at the traffic junctions holding candles and raising slogans in favour of separate state-hood to Telangana region.

At the Kakatiya University campus, people came in processions to express solidarity to the students on relay hunger strike.

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