Vijayawada: Telugu Desam MPs and senior leaders have suggested to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that there was no use of continuing in the NDA government nor retaining the party’s ties with the BJP.

At a four-hour meeting with Mr Naidu, several MPs expressed their anger over the BJP leadership, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They said that if the TD did not act firmly, people would misunderstand and would soon express their anger if the situation continued in the same manner. The CM said that it was best not to criticise anyone personally.

TD MP J.C. Diwakar Reddy told the media that Mr Modi viewed Mr Naidu and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as his competitors. He felt that the party’s only option was to step out of the alliance, an eventuality that would surely occur one day, and something that he had told Mr Naidu too.

Party MP Kesineni Srinivas said he was even ready to resign from his membership of the Lok Sabha for the sake of special status. This was very important to them, but both MPs said that they would follow the CM’s instructions.

Mr Naidu expressed displeasure over the performance of TD MPs when the debate was held in the Rajya Sabha. All the MPs were present, including Telangana representative Garikipati Mohana Rao.