Former PCC president D.Srinivas, who returns from New Delhi after having discussions with party high command over Telangana issue, has told the T-JAC leaders Prof.Kodandaram and others, who came to meet him at his home on yesterday, that his party is seriously working on Telangana issue and he hopes a decision will be taken in very shortly.

He told them that party high command has almost come to a conclusion and expected to make an announcement very shortly. However, he then stated that he is very hopeful that party will take a favorable decision on the burning issue or else he too will find it difficult to continue in politics. He told them that he will attend the T-Congress leaders meeting scheduled for June 30th at Hyderabad.

His briefing to T-JAC leaders clearly indicates that Congress high command is still working on the issue and it is likely to offer some package deal to Telangana instead of granting statehood to Telangana. He, might has been asked to mentally prepare the T-Congress leaders to accept the package deal instead of demanding separate state. Srinivas’s statement of attending the T-Congress leaders meeting on June 30th probably is intended to pursue them infavor party high command’s decision.