On October 19, 1952, .............., a devout follower of Mahatma Gandhi, began a fast-unto-death in demanding that a separate state be carved out of the province of Madras for its Telugu- speaking population.

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• Before Indian independence, ..............state was a princely state within the territory of British India, comprised of three linguistic regions: the Telugu-speaking Telengana area (including the capital city, Hyderabad), the Marathi-speaking Marathwada area, and a small Kannada-speaking area.
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• Some people Demand for a separate Telangana state in ............
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