Telangana to be called 'Sonia Telangana'?

Sycophancy reached a new level in Andhra Pradesh, when Former minister and Secunderabad cantonment MLA P Shankar Rao, devised a plan to change the name of Telangana to 'Sonia Telangana,' as a token of his gratitude for allowing the division. 

This is not the first time the former minister has invested in exaggerated displays of respect. Sometime back, Shankar Rao had even planned to construct a temple dedicated to Sonia in his constituency.

"I am putting forth this demand, as she has prevented more individuals from the region committing suicide for Telangana cause," Shankar Rao, who claims to be a founder member of Congress (I), said.
"Over a thousand people have committed suicide till the announcement on creation of Telangana was made. However, there were no suicides reported in the last 70 days," he added.
Terming Sonia as 'Telangana Talli' (Mother of Telangana), Shankar Rao said he is installing a statue in Hyderabad by December which would resemble the face of the AICC chief. He has also met the GoM looking into bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh here.
Previously, Shankar Rao had written a letter to the revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy asking the latter to allot land for construction of a temple dedicated to Sonia. In the letter, he mentioned “I would like to construct a temple to madam Sonia Gandhi in my Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly Constituency. For this, I have already identified the land in Cantonment area and also spoke to the revenue divisional officer (RDO) for allotment of that land either on long-term lease or outright sale.”

- Sakshipost, With PTI inputs