First Telangana Statehood decision of the Congress party was announced on December 9, 2009 by the then Home Minister Chidambaram which is observed as Seemandhra people as black day.  

Ananthapur district is observing bandh today as a result of which 900 RTC Buses are restricted to the bus depots. Rallies, sloganeering and ensuring the bandh compliance are going on in the district of Ananthapur.

As today is Sonia Gandhi's birthday Congress party wanted to show some positive results by this day towards Telangana State carving from Andhra Pradesh. Sonia Gandhi's effigies were burnt in seemandhra during two days bandh. Today sloganeering against her are going on in the districts of Seemandhra region. 

-SriJa