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KCR meets PM, seeks special status for Telangana

New Delhi/Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, and demanded special category status for his state.KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, sought a

Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet: "Telangana CM Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao & a delegation of 11 MPs met the PM in New Delhi."

The Telangana chief minister also called on President Pranab Mukherjee.

Modi Saturday had a stream of visitors, including two governors.

The prime minister met Lt. Gen. (retd) Nirbhay Sharma and M.K. Narayanan, the governors of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, respectively.

Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh too called on Modi.