CMO clarifies on Kiran's meet with the President, says it was apolitical

Hyderabad: The Chief Minister's Office on Monday issued a clarification with regard to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's meeting with President of India Pranab Mukherjee.

"The news appeared and telecast in some sections of the print and electronic media stating that the Chief Minister called on and discussed with the President of India at Rashtrapathi Nilyam about the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill and politics is baseless and far away from truth. In fact, it was purely a courtesy call by the Chief Minister to the President of India who is on his Southern sojourn in Hyderabad. It is unfortunate that the courtesy call was termed as political," the CMO said.