While the special status issue has completely put aside by both Andhra Pradesh and Central government officials, Pawan Kalyan's powerful speech about special status in Tirupathi, brought an immediate impact at the Centre.
Reportedly, both BJP senior leaders Amit Shah and Venkaiah Naidu, right after Pawan's speech, have rushed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and informed him that the situations would worsen, if a decision on special status in not announced.
However Modi is keen to announce special package, rather than the special status. As PM is going on a foreign tour on September 3rd, the official decision on the issue would come on 2nd, the reports say.
If this happens, September 2nd, being Pawan Kalyan's birthday, special status would be his return gift to Andhra Pradesh.