With Justice B N Srikrishna committee set to submit its report on Telangana by Friday, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday discussed the issue of smaller states with top ministers and senior officials.The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister A K Antony and Law Minister M Veerappa Moily among others.Justice Srikrishna, a former Supreme Court judge, has expressed hope the report will bring out a permanent solution to the issue relating to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.The Committee was constituted by the Centre on 3rd February to look into the demands for the creation of a separate state as well as keeping Andhra Pradesh united. Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday had announced it would withdraw all cases against pro-Telangana students, who were in the fore-front of a violent agitation earlier this year.