"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated KCR (K Chandrasekhar Rao) on the TRS victory in Parkal assembly bypoll. PM urged TRS to support UPA's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee," TRS sources said.
When contacted for his response, TRS MLA and Chandrasekhar Rao's son K T Rama Rao said he felt that there may not be a contest at all for the post of President.
TRS has been critical of the UPA government for not acceding the separate Telangana demand.