A biography for N. Chandrababu Naiduhasn’t been written yet.
“Our government has this three-city concept where Tirupati will be a city of lakes and a tourist destination, Amaravati a blue-green city, and Visakhapatnam a beautiful city buzzing with economic activity and jobs.”
“I have no ambitions to become the PM.”
“The entire world is talking about a leadership crisis in India. There is monumental corruption. Investigations into cases of corruption are politically calibrated.”
“America was once the safest place. I used to ask our people why they were going there. They used to say America is the safest place.”
“I am satisfied with my achievements in terms of both development and welfare. I have not only lived up to most of the expectations of people, but also surpassed some of their expectations.”
“I feel Delhi always has a problem in understanding different regions and cultures.”
“Technology is the future, I have seen the third industrial revolution, and we are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution.”
“I proudly claim that what Modi could not succeed in Gujarat, I have done for Hyderabad to put it on the international map. None can rob that credit from me.”
“There are abundant opportunities for A.P. No other Indian state has such great opportunities to develop port-based industrial economies.”
“I am drawing my inspiration from resource-constrained developed nations like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Dubai in attracting global investments. Compared with them, Andhra Pradesh has more resources to leverage on.”
“I have been in the politics for the last 40 years. I became chief minister in 1995 and worked in the NDA and UPA. I have seen it all.”
“Demonetisation was a big flop, and its outcome was negative. The government has done nothing to get back black money.”
“Every sphere of activity has a set of rules. Politics is no different.”
“People always want welfare, development, and good governance. As long as you are delivering, people are with you.”
“I have been responsible for so many fronts in the past: The National Front, the United Front; the UNPA, too, was created by me.”
“Demonetisation is going to result in long-term gains for the country.”
“Industrialisation only can generate large-scale employment.”
“All political parties with secular credentials are bound to align and unite in fighting against communal forces. So, when the time comes, I believe that the SP and the BJP will join the Mahagathbandhan at the national level.”
“Hyderabad is my brainchild. I have developed it with passion.”
“I think good governance and good politics can go together.”