NTR`s wife resorts to hunger strike, taken into custody

Hyderabad: Laxmi Parvathi, wife of late
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao, was taken into
custody when she resorted to relay hunger strike in support of
united state here today.

Parvathi along with her supporters began relay hunger
strike near the samadhi of N T Rama Rao near state secretariat
here in protest against Central government`s announcement that
process for separate Telangana would be initiated.

She held responsible both ruling Congress party and TDP
for the present political crisis prevailing in the state.

As she sat on hunger strike raising slogans in support of
united Andhra Pradesh, Nampally police took Parvathi and her
supporters into custody and shifted them to Nampally police
station, police sources said.

PTI