The five-member committee, whose report was made public on Thursday, felt the balance tilting in favour of keeping the state united but suggested that the demand for Telangana state is also not unjustified.
The panel has recommended six options on the Telangana statehood demand.
Text: PTI
Image: Home Minister P Chidambaram talks to the media after a meeting with political parties from Andhra Pradesh on the Telangana issue, at North Block in New Delhi on Thursday, Jan 6, 2010. (Photographs copyright PTI)