I am a call away, Naidu tells voters

Hyderabad:Stating that when he never got scared of landmine blasts and bombs, why would he be scared of anything else, TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday told Hyderabadis that he would come to their rescue even at midnight if needed.

In his apparent response to TS CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s taunt, Mr Naidu said, “I am only a call away. Hyderabad is dear to me as it was developed by me. Who has more right on Hyderabad than me? TD will go to every place wherever Telugu people live and stand by them.” In an indirect reference to Congress leaders’ statements that he was afraid to campaign in the city, Mr Naidu said that he did not get scared of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi.

Stating that Hyderabad was close to his heart, he told voters that it was the TD that got permission for Metro Rail, planned the international airport at Shamshabad, the ORR, brought Phase-I of Krishna waters to Hyderabad, planned the remaining two phases and constructed flyovers.