PM congratulates KCR on becoming first CM of Telangana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated first Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhara Rao.

Modi took to Twitter to congratulate KCR. "Congrats to K Chandrasekhar Rao Garu on taking oath as Telangana's 1st CM. My best wishes to people for the state's development journey. Centre assures complete support to the people & Government of Telangana in taking the state to newer heights of progress," PM Modi tweeted.

He also said India gets a new state! We welcome Telangana as our 29th state. Telangana will add strength to our development journey in the coming years.  "Telangana's birth comes after years of struggle and sacrifices by several people. We pay our respects to them today," Modi said. 

KCR got congratulatory tweet from Home Minister Rajnath Singh."  Congratulations to Shri K. Chandrashekhar Rao on taking oath as the first Chief Minister of the new Telangana state. My good wishes to him," he tweeted.

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