Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | File image. | Photo Credit: ANI

Amaravati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and said that the leader is fixated with the rise of his son so much so that he will drag the state to sunset.

“N Chandrababu Naidu is very obsessed with the rise of his son but he does not understand that his corruption and poor policies could be the sunset of the state... He seems to have forgotten about Andhra’s other sons and daughters,” the Prime Minister said during an interaction with BJP workers in the state via video conferencing, according to a report by news agency ANI.

PM Modi then went on to praise former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N T Rama Rao (NTR) who formed an anti-Congress front after he plunged into politics post his cinema career.

“Former Andhra chief minister NTR had led the ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ movement... Today, his son-in-law has bowed down before the Congress to keep his power intact,” Modi said while interacting with booth-level workers from Tirupati, Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool and Narasaraopet.

The Prime Minister continued his onslaught at Naidu and said that one should not dream of being a prime minister if he has failed as a chief minister in the first place. “The pride of Telugu people can be restored only when one would speak for the Dalits, tribals and backward class.”

Last week, Naidu stoked controversy after he was caught on camera threatening BJP workers and said that whoever tried to mess with him would be finished, after claiming that PM Modi had been unfair to the state.

The former NDA ally made the remarks after his convoy was blocked by BJP workers over the comments he had made on Modi. Speaking to media, Naidu said, “Why are the BJP leaders supporting Modi? He has cheated the state. Modi has been unfair to Andhra Pradesh. If you try to mess with me, you will be finished. The public will not leave you if you go out and say his name. Be careful,” Naidu had said.

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