The demand for a separate state for Telugu-speaking people was a significant political movement. The agitation led by Potti Sriramulu, who died after a prolonged fast, was instrumental in the formation of Andhra State. Later, in 1956, it was merged with Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad state to form Andhra Pradesh.
Which was the first state created on the basis of language in India ?
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