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The demand for the creation of Andhra Pradesh as a separate state for Telugu-speaking people was accepted in

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1951
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1952
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1953
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The correct option is C 1953
Potti Sriramalu was a freedom fighter who died in his protest to demand the creation of Andhra Pradesh. This lead to a mass agitation demanding the creation of Andhra Pradesh as a separate state for Telugu-speaking people. This demand was formally accepted by the Indian Government in 1953.

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