Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying India was “fortunate to have a tested leadership” at a time when many democratic nations were facing a leadership crisis.
Addressing a public gathering in Bhogapuram ahead of the Prime Minister’s programme, Naidu said, “Democratic countries everywhere are facing a crisis searching for new leaders. India is fortunate. There is a tested leadership. Twenty-five years as Chief Minister and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji has done extraordinary work.”
He further described PM Modi as a leader with the vision and capability to guide the country forward.
“He is the only leader in the democratic world with the knowledge, technology, and the ability to carry 144 crore people and take this nation forward,” Naidu said, as the audience responded with chants of “Modi, Modi.”
Highlighting India’s progress in the digital economy, the Chief Minister credited the Prime Minister for the country’s leadership in digital payments.
“Today I can proudly say that the world’s largest digital transactions are happening not in America or China, but in India. That is what Narendra Modi has done,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. Developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model at a cost of over Rs 5,640 crore, the Greenfield airport has been designed to handle six million passengers annually, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The Prime Minister was received at the airport by Chief Minister Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.
Later in the day, PM Modi is scheduled to travel to Mysuru, Karnataka, where he will inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre – Viveka Smaraka at the Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama and address a public gathering, the PMO said.
(With inputs from ANI)
