Amravati, December 30: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling him a ‘blackmailer’ who ‘threatens’ everybody to make them fall in line. This is the second attack by the TDP chief in a week. Earlier, he had referred PM Modi as ‘hollow man’ who had done ‘nothing’ for the country.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Naidu stated, as PTI reported, “Modi is a blackmailer. He gets cases foisted (against someone) and later bails him out. He then blackmails that person. That’s what he’s doing.” Chandrababu Naidu Appeals Andhra Pradesh Couples to 'Have More Than 2 Kids', Offers Incentives.

Along with PM Modi, Naidu also slammed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for allegedly ‘conspiring’ against Andhra Pradesh with the objective of stalling its growth. He said, “Both Modi and KCR do not want AP to develop. So they want to destabilise me. Here (YSR Congress president) Jagan wants to win (power), so he is taking their support. If it is not conspiracy, what’s it.”

Alleging that PM Modi bailed out Telangana chief minister in a corruption case related to ESI Corporation, Naidu opined that KCR fears that his “hollowness” would be exposed if Andhra Pradesh gets developed. He said, “The prime minister also fears that he will get exposed because he didn’t do anything in the last five years. So, he is getting me abused by KCR.”

Expressing his firm belief that AP would develop, Naidu asserted, “Definitely, we will create wealth. We have a vision and we will work hard. But Modi and KCR don’t like wealth creation.”

The TDP chief even commented on KCR’s use of words against him and said, “Decency is important in politics. Is it the language a person occupying the CM’s position should be using (against his counterpart)? He is talking in an uncivilised tone.”

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