P Chidambaram meets leaders of political parties from Andhra Pradesh on Telangana

A meeting of political parties from Andhra Pradesh with home minister P Chidambaram on the Telangana issue began today.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, Congress leader Uttam Kumar Reddy, CPI(M) state secretary B Raghavalu, PRP leader C Ramachandraiah were among those who are attending the meeting during which Chidambaram will hand over the Justice BN Srikrishna Committee report on the Telangana statehood demand.

The TRS, TDP and BJP kept away from the meeting.

TDP MP Kishtappa earlier met Chidambaram and gave a letter from the party, saying they were not attending the meeting since the decision has to be taken by the Centre and not state political parties.