The only reason why I tied up with the BJP was that Andhra Pradesh wasn't done justice during the bifurcation.

My aim is to make Andhra Pradesh a drought-proof state.

Technology is the future, I have seen the third industrial revolution, and we are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution.

Mr. Modi is responsible for everyone's misery, demonetisation disaster, destruction of all democratic institutions. He is creating problems for everybody: for political leaders, for media, for corporates. He is not following any democratic values.

People are disturbed and demoralised after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. It is my responsibility to protect their interests and show them a direction.

I like to create new things.

I had attracted large investments into information technology and built infrastructure in Hyderabad, including India's first greenfield airport, apart from attracting the country's first private sector investments in power generation.

The BJP simply does not want Andhra Pradesh to become the number one state in all development parameters and Naidu getting credit.

When you can't take care of your wife, how can you run the affairs of the country?

The government is one entity which can control fraud, both public and private.

The entire world is talking about a leadership crisis in India. There is monumental corruption. Investigations into cases of corruption are politically calibrated.

Mr. Trump set an example of how an individual can damage a country. There are agitations all around, and the whole of U.S. is under turmoil.

I am drawing my inspiration from resource-constrained developed nations like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Dubai in attracting global investments. Compared with them, Andhra Pradesh has more resources to leverage on.

To reduce the burden on the state exchequer, we increased the price of rice. I find nothing wrong in doing so in the best interests of the people and for the overall development of the state.

In the past, some natives used to collude with Britishers. In the same way, YSRCP is now colluding with Centre.

Industrialisation only can generate large-scale employment.

Modi failed miserably on most counts. He lacks the vision that a leader needs to possess and a strategy to achieve the vision and outcomes.

Demonetisation was a big flop, and its outcome was negative. The government has done nothing to get back black money.

Amaravati will be a world-class capital. It will be a health and tourist destination.

I was never consulted before the bifurcation. Injustice has been done to Andhra Pradesh, which had no revenues.

When governments become weak, troubles are certain to erupt.

I will never go to the Centre. I have never been an aspirant for any post or for any role at the Centre.

I want to place the facts before the people. Tell them about the greediness of Congress and how it divided the Telugu people and destroyed the state for political gains.

People have faith in me because of my track record.

The Congress is dividing the country on the lines of caste and regions. We need a stable government to put the country and its economy back on the rails.

In a record time of five-and-a-half months, we completed the prestigious Pattiseema irrigation project, linking two major rivers in the state.

I also expected a lot from Modi, like every citizen. Talking is different; delivering is important.

Earlier, physical currency used to dominate. Now, mobile currency or digital currency is dominating. For digital currency, fintech is very crucial.

What is America? Best brains in the world migrate to the U.S. If there are best brains, they will produce best results.

America was once the safest place. I used to ask our people why they were going there. They used to say America is the safest place.

If you listen to what Trump says, you will understand the hollowness. Even a top-ranking nation like America is having a leadership crisis.

Trump spoke badly about women... It sparked worldwide reactions.

Women are inferior to none.

Given my earlier experience as the longest served CM of the erstwhile undivided A.P., I focused on choosing right people in the right place with clear priorities in the departments that were vital to attract large-scale investments into the state.

There are abundant opportunities for A.P. No other Indian state has such great opportunities to develop port-based industrial economies.

Whenever the country has faced a crisis, the TDP has played a positive and constructive role.

I joined NDA because Andhra Pradesh needed the Centre's handholding.

I can see a distinct anti-Modi and anti-NDA wave across the country.

I am quick to adopt new ideas. If there is something good, I will follow it and implement it. I adopted information technology in 1985.

All political parties with secular credentials are bound to align and unite in fighting against communal forces. So, when the time comes, I believe that the SP and the BJP will join the Mahagathbandhan at the national level.

I proudly claim that what Modi could not succeed in Gujarat, I have done for Hyderabad to put it on the international map. None can rob that credit from me.

Technology should be used for better purposes, for people's overall welfare and development of state and country, instead of misusing it to win elections.

In united Andhra Pradesh, I created a knowledge hub in Hyderabad. Bangalore, Hyderabad - these are places of the future.

Modi made history in 2014 by becoming the first non-Congress government at the Centre to get absolute majority.

I am interested in creating model for the global community by using technology and creating ease of doing business, ease of living, and creating higher living standards in A.P.

I was an active participant in India's key economic reforms, including the third industrial revolution and now the fourth industrial revolution.

TDP had to join hands with the Congress given the need for a major anchor party in the front against the BJP.

BJP was a strong force before I differed and left.

I have no ambitions to become the PM.

I'm not ashamed to admit that prohibition is 'impractical.'