“Telangana is a complicated matter. We want consensus where all shades of opinion will feel what is best,” Manmohan Singh told reporters while returning from a four-day visit to the Maldives.

“We cannot solve Telangana by agreeing to Telangana and there is disturbances and unrest in other parts,” the prime minister said.

“As for an appropriate solution, we will work to find a practical ways and means so that all the stakeholders can agree to accept a solution,” Manmohan Singh told the reporters.