Though there were no bear hugs or cracking of jokes, like they did on a previous occasion, Naidu and Rao just exchanged pleasantries and chatted very briefly, apparently in a sombre mood, while the Governor went around the Raj Bhavan lawns greeting other guests.
The meeting of the Chief Ministers - only the fourth since the bifurcation of the state in last June - happened only because it was a customary occasion and, as things stand between the two states, there is clearly no love lost between the two arch rivals.
Neither the Governor nor the Chief Ministers were willing to reveal what transpired during their brief chat. They were later closeted in another brief meeting inside the Durbar Hall, but no details emerged.
The Telangana Chief Minister arrived at least 15 minutes behind schedule for the At Home and kept both the Governor and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart waiting.
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A host of leaders from Telangana made it to the event, while only Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao and two ministers, B Gopalakrishna Reddy and K Atchannaidu attended from Andhra Pradesh.
The Governor congratulated badminton player P V Sindhu, who was chosen for the Padma Shri award this year. Her coach Pullela Gopichand introduced her to the Governor and the First Lady Vimala Narasimhan.
Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, I Y R Krishna Rao and Rajiv Sharma, and a host of senior bureaucrats attended the function.