Naidu vows to make Vizag second financial capital of India after Mumbai

By SNV Sudhir

Visakhapatnam, March 12, 2014: Telugu Desam supremo, N Chandrababu Naidu vowed to make Vizag, the second financial capital of the country after Mumbai. Speaking, at Praja Garjana held here on Wednesday, he came down heavily on Congress for neglecting Vizag for a decade.

“Vizag could have become an IT, tourism and industrial hub if TD continued in power. I tried to bring film studios also to make the city a film shooting hub after Hyderabad. The HSBC which is now here in Vizag was also brought during my rule. Probably, it is the last big IT company to come to Vizag. NTPC, pharma city, Apparel Park all that are providing, good employment were also established in Vizag during TD rule. Congress government neglected such a beautiful city which has so many natural resources and known as jewel of the east coast. We have Mumbai in west coast and Vizag in east coast which can become a second financial capital of the country. We will make it second financial capital of the country if voted to power,” he said.

Naidu promised that his party would strive to install the statue of freedom fighter Alluri Seetaramaju, pride of Vizag, in the parliament house complex.

Former minister Ganta Srinivas Rao along with, MLAs, UV Ramanamurthy Raju (Kannababu), Muttamsetti Srinivas, Panchakarla Ramesh Babu, Chintalapudi Venkataramaiah, former city mayor Rajana Ramani, former Vuda chairman and MLA, SA Rehman, joined TD in the presence of Naidu.

Ganta Srinivasa Rao, said that it was homecoming for him and accused the Congress, of dividing the state only for votes and seats. He added since, the state bifurcation is a reality, the successor state of Andhra Pradesh needs a dynamic, committed and visionary leader like N Chandrababu Naidu for its overall development, hence joined the party.

There were also enough fireworks at the meeting. Ganta’s arch rival, Ayyana Patrudu, who opposed, the former rejoining the party openly appealed him not to change his loyalties in future and work for the party.

Indirectly referring, Ganta Srinivas Rao and the MLAs who joined, TD on Wednesday, Ayyana said, “Some people have joined TD today and I request them not to change parties frequently and to be with TD at least for the next 5 years and work hard to bring the party to power,”