Principle, not politics: Pawan Kalyan on his backing for Telangana

Key points

• In a post on X, Jana Sena chief and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan says his support for Telangana statehood sprang from conviction not politics, and traces it to his 2009 stand alongside Gaddar My commitment to Telangana statehood is not something that began recently.
• In 2009, while leading the Yuva Rajyam youth wing of Praja Rajyam Party, I participated in the Telangana Samajika Nyaya Sabha alongside Osmania University student leaders and Gaddar Garu.
• pic.twitter.com/UvzPayyQqp — Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) June 3, 2026 In a post on X on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), Mr. Pawan Kalyan said his commitment to Telangana statehood “is not something that began recently”.
• He recalled that in 2009, while leading the Yuva Rajyam youth wing of the Praja Rajyam Party, he took part in the Telangana Samajika Nyaya Sabha alongside Osmania University student leaders and Gaddar.
• He said that when...