Balayya Greets Naidu, Denies Rift

Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna on Wednesday denied the existence of any rift between the Nara and Nandamuri families over the successor to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu.

Speaking to media persons after greeting his brother-in-law Chandrababu Naidu on his 62nd birthday, Balakrishna said that media reports which had suggested that there was a rift between his elder brother Nandamuri Harikrishna and the TDP chief were baseless.

"The reports were created by the media, and it is the responsibility of the media to solve the supposed 'row'," the actor said.

Balakrishna, son of the TDP's Founder-President N T Rama Rao, also expressed confidence that the party would come back to power in the state under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu, and would work for the welfare of poor/downtrodden people to implement NTR's policies successfully.

Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary K Narayana, AIADMK President J Jayalalithaa, TDP Lok Sabha Floor leader Nama Nageswara Rao, Praja Rajyam Party President (PRP) K Chiranjeevi, Indian National Lok Dal President Om Prakash Choutala, film director Dasari Narayana Rao, senior BJP leader B Dattatreya, actor Junior NTR, and close relatives greeted Chandrababu Naidu on his birthday, and wished for his long life. (INN)