Chandrababu focused on PM seat: Modi

New Delhi, January 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi fires on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday, for the second time in a week, Modi lashed directly on Chandrababu, and he also said that Chandrababu is daydreaming of becoming Prime Minister.

Modi on video-conference with workers of Bharatiya Janata Party from five Lok Sabha constituencies, he said that Naidu betrayal NTR for a second time by merging with the Congress, and also said that Naidu was daydreaming of becoming PM even he had failed as the Chief Minister.

"NTR who led Congress-mukt Bharat movement with anti-Congress National Front, but today his son-in-law bowed his head before Congress to save his power. NTR was a true icon of Telugu pride. NTR never forgot Congress for hurting Telugu pride and for a betrayal of Telugu interests. Today those in power in Andhra Pradesh are so desperate to cling to their power that they betrayed Telugu interests and stabbed NTR in the back for second a time".

Modi called the opposition s alliance a crowd of "family-ruled parties", saying those failed to win the hearts of the people or being rejected by them, are resorting to violence. Yesterday, a bomb was found outside the home of our Kerala MP V. Muralitharan. A conspiracy was hatched to kill him. Every day our workers are being targeted in Kerala and also in Andhra Pradesh," he said.

Modi targeted Naidu for promoting his son Nara Lokesh.

"The CM is so fixated with the rise of his son that he does not realize how his policies and corruption can lead to the sunset of the state. To set the son, he (Naidu) is creating an atmosphere for the sunset of the state. He is promoting only his son, he is forgetting the sons and daughters of the state," he said.

He said Congress is a non-starter in the state and that the ruling TDP s "poor governance record" had totally been exposed.

"The BJP has been a victim of many lies. We are called a party of Hindi heartland and a party of upper castes. But we have formed governments in Goa, Gujarat, Assam, Tripura, and many other states. People of Andhra Pradesh are looking for a change."

Modi urged party workers to make friends with the "foot soldiers" of the media and asked to talk to them, even beyond press meets.