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Home Secretary G K Pillai waded into controversy saying Hyderabad will be the capital of the proposed Telangana state but beat a hasty retreat when his remarks created a huge flutter in Andhra Pradesh.

Home Secretary G K Pillai on Friday waded into controversy saying Hyderabad will be the capital of the proposed Telangana state but beat a hasty retreat when his remarks created a huge flutter in Andhra Pradesh.

“Hyderabad,I think,will always be the capital of Telangana,” Pillai,who is here on an overnight visit to Jammu,told reporters after a security review meeting.

But immediately his remarks were opposed by political leaders from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema who are opposed to creation of Telangana and more so Hyderabad being its capital.

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Shortly later,Pillai issued a clarification saying that he did not state that Hyderabad would be the Capital of Telangana.

“In response to a question from a journalist that the proponents for the State of Telangana had wanted Hyderabad to be its Capital,Home Secretary had stated that this was what they wanted.

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