CM Naidu Hails PM Modi's 25 Years of Public Service
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Twenty-five years in public life — and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu wants the nation to mark the moment. On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Naidu took to X to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years of dedicated public service, calling it 'a remarkable milestone' and crediting Modi's leadership with steering India's march toward a developed nation by 2047.
Naidu's tribute: 'Right leader, right time, right place'
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's post went beyond a routine congratulatory note. Naidu framed Modi's quarter-century in public office as a matter of national fortune, writing: 'India is fortunate to have the right leader, at the right time, in the right place.' That phrase — deliberate, emphatic — positions Modi's tenure not as political achievement alone but as a civilisational alignment, invoking the long-horizon goal of Viksit Bharat @ 2047, the government's flagship vision to transform India into a fully developed economy by the centenary of independence.
The 'double-engine bullet train sarkar' pitch for Andhra Pradesh
Naidu used the occasion to amplify what he called the 'double-engine bullet train sarkar' — his shorthand for the combined momentum of a TDP-led state government and the BJP-led central government pulling in the same direction. He listed the priorities sharply: development, investment, infrastructure, and opportunities for Andhra Pradesh's people. The phrase builds on the BJP's well-worn 'double-engine sarkar' slogan but adds 'bullet train' velocity — a signal that Naidu wants the alliance's pace of delivery in the state perceived as exceptional, not merely functional.
Swarna Andhra Pradesh meets Viksit Bharat
The post also knits together two distinct visions: the Centre's Viksit Bharat blueprint and Naidu's own Swarna Andhra Pradesh — 'Golden Andhra Pradesh' — agenda. By presenting them as parallel and complementary, Naidu signals that Andhra Pradesh's state-level ambitions are consciously aligned with the national development framework. It is a message aimed as much at investors and administrators as at the broader political gallery: Amaravati and New Delhi, he argues, are rowing together.
Naidu closed with a personal note of pride — 'I am proud to work with PM Modi Ji in this journey' — and extended 'heartfelt congratulations and best wishes,' expressing hope that Modi's leadership would continue to 'guide Bharat towards greater heights.'