Stalin is better than PM: Naidu
TD president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Nadu said he was not the face of the anti-BJP front which he was trying to forge. He said the question of who would lead the alliance would be taken up later.
Mr Naidu, after meeting DMK president M.K. Stalin, lauded the Dravidian party leader as being better than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Asked by reporters if he was the face of the alliance, Mr Naidu said “No, I am not the face of this alliance. You have to understand that. I am very clear I am not an aspirant, I am only a facilitator... I will bring everybody together. we will decide and take things forward.”
On who would lead the alliance, he said there were so many leaders. “Even Stalinji is better than Narendra Modiji... there are strong leaders... we will work that out and decide.”
While Congress has a pan-India presence, he described regional leaders, including himself, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr Stalin and former prime minister Deve Gowda as strong leaders in their respective states, who were coming together against the BJP.
TD president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Nadu said he was not the face of the anti-BJP front which he was trying to forge, and the question of who would lead the alliance would be taken up later.
After a 50-minute meeting with the DMK chief, Mr Naidu said he had come to request Mr Stalin to join him to “save this nation since democracy and the nation are in danger and all of us have to work together against the BJP”.
“We will provide Krishna water to Chennai and in future will work to bring Godavari water to Chennai,” a smiling Mr Naidu said.
Mr Stalin said he pledged DMK’s full support to Mr Naidu’s effort to rally all parties to dislodge the BJP government at the Centre, which has been “initimidating” even autonomous institutions like the RBI.
Mr Stalin said he had assured Mr Naidu that he would participate in a proposed consultative meeting of leaders at Delhi or any other suitable place to take forward the initiative.
“Things like the Common Minimum Programme will be devised for sure,” the DMK leader said.