Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling him ‘U-Turn Babu’, Chief Minister N Chandrababu who has been rallying regional parties to form an anti-BJP front, on Monday said it was not him but the BJP government which did not fulfill its promise of special status to Andhra Pradesh.

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During an interview to media, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, who is eyeing the role of kingmaker at the Centre, said that any leader could be "a better prime minister than Modi" and that a PM should be “a statesman and not a narrow-minded leader like him”. He also said Modi is a terrorist. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi compared Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to blockbuster "Baahubali" movie's primary antagonist Bhallala Deva, Naidu retorted by calling the Prime Minister a terrorist.

“What happened during that time in Godhra? 2,000 people were massacred. That day I had said that Narendra Modi is not fit to live in this country. I am letting you all know that I was the first person to demand his resignation. After that, every country said no to his entry," Naidu said. Earlier on April 1, Prime Minister Modi repeatedly called the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief 'U-turn Babu' and alleged that the TDP has been involved in stealing people's data.

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