Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the central government would take a decision on Telangana as soon as possible.

Talking to the media as part of his weekly briefing, he said the Centre has been seriously considering the issue and would take an early decision. He said he has told the same to the public representatives from Telangana. He told the media that all the leaders from Andhra Pradesh, who met him, have been asking for an early solution to the issue.

Chidambaram has assured that there was no need for anyone to be anxious about solution to the issue. He has repeated his oft-repeated rhetoric that Congress and some other parties were yet to state their stand on the statehood issue. Chidambaram however said he could not set a time-frame for the decision.