I know the pain of losing lives, says Modi

Amaravati, Oct 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some people in a hurry to gain political mileage had initiated the division of Andhra Pradesh state. "I know the pain of people losing their lives on either side of the divided state and I know it is the handiwork of the last Government in bringing this pain," said Modi. Modi said, "Andhra or Telangana, the soul is Telugu." Modi then said that youth of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh took up the advantage of start-up movement initiated by the central government. He then said in the days to come AP will lead an economic revolution leading to a youth-led economic revolution. He then said AP and Telangana should be complementary to each and benefit from that and said, "During Atal Behari Vajpayee's reign, he had overseen creation of three new states and there was not problem in their progress and I hope Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will also proceed in that direction."