and business office of the President of India. On 1 November 1956, the states of India were reorganised on linguistic basis. Hyderabad state was split on linguistic basis to become the parts of 3 newly carved states. Nine Telugu and Urdu speaking districts of Hyderabad state, collectively known as Telangana region, were merged with Telugu-speaking Andhra State to create the state of Andhra Pradesh, with Hyderabad city as its capital. There have been several movements to invalidate the merger of Telangana and Andhra, major ones occurring in 1969, 1972 and 2010 onwards. The Telangana movement gained momentum over decades becoming a widespread political demand of creating a new state from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. As of 2011, the movement continues with Hyderabad being a major centre of strikes and agitations. In 2007, terrorist outfits carried out a series of bomb blasts in the city in May and August, leading to temporary communal tension and riot
