 Telangana was part of Hyderabad State formerly ruled by Nizam of Hyderabad, where as Rayalseema and Coastal Andhra were part of Andhra State which was again formerly part of Madras state ruled by British Raj.In an effort to gain an independent state based on linguistic identity, and to protect the interests of the Telugu people of Madras State, Potti Sreeramulu fasted to death in 1952.As Madras became a bone of contention, in 1949 a JVP committee report stated