The Justice Srikrishna Committee looking into the demand for Telangana was meant to be impartial. Instead, it ended up being more partisan than a Congress party's internal report.

"The Srikrishna panel was against the creation of Telangana; was of the view that Maoists will benefit, and that communal violence will be unleashed if Telangana was created. The panel also urged the Centre to 'manage' the print media to project united Andhra stance by doling out advertisements.

" This is the summary of Chapter 8 of the Srikrishna Committee, submitted in a sealed envelope by the panel members to the Centre. Following a petition by former MP N Narayana Reddy demanding that the report be made public, Justice L Narasimha Reddy, who had reserved his orders in the case, made the contents public on Wednesday and made scathing observations against the panel.

The panel went beyond the terms of reference to persuade the Union of India not to accede to the demand for Telangana, Justice Narasimha Reddy held. "After a great deal of study, this court opines not as matter of choice, that the objective in preparing a separate note and delivering it to the respondent was more an effort to persuade the Union of India to desist from showing any inclination towards Option No.5, i.e. formation of Telangana State," said Justice Narasimha Reddy's 60-page order.

According to the secret report, if Telangana was formed, it will become an epicentre for Maoist and communal violence. "The note suggests that Maoists will extend their activities to various districts of Telangana; that Maoists are trying to make a combat through Telangana region," Justice Reddy said.