Amaravati, 30 April (). Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. State ministers and leaders of the ruling YSRCP have come down heavily on Tamil superstar Rajinikanth for praising Chandrababu Naidu.
Tourism Minister R.K. Roja pulls up Rajinikanth for praising Naidu. He described the statements of the superstar as ridiculous.
On Friday, at the centenary celebrations of TDP founder and former chief minister NT Rama Rao in Vijayawada, Rajinikanth had heaped praise on Chandrababu Naidu.
Roja reminded Rajinikanth that Naidu was the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh till 2004 and that in the last 20 years, Hyderabad had developed even without Naidu.
Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu called Rajinikanth a coward. He said the actor announced his entry into politics but later backtracked. He said, Rajinikanth is not the right person to speak on politics.
The minister recalled that Rajinikanth stood by Naidu even when Naidu ousted his father-in-law NTR from power.
YSRCP leader Kodali Nani remarked that Rajinikanth may be a hero in Tamil Nadu but he is nothing in Andhra Pradesh. Will we have to hear about Chandrababu Naidu from Rajinikanth?
Describing Naidu as a visionary, Rajinikanth had said that it was Naidu’s vision that would take Andhra Pradesh to greater heights in the years to come.
Rajinikanth said that Naidu is planning to develop Andhra Pradesh with Vision 2047, and if this project is implemented, Andhra will touch great heights. He prayed to God to give strength to Naidu for this.
Rajinikanth claimed that Naidu talked about the information technology (IT) industry in the 1990s when no one had thought of it.
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