On 68th birthday, Chandrababu Naidu seats on a day-long hunger strike for AP special category tag

 

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On this occasion, the Telugu Desam chief in an emotional open letter Naidu urged people of Andhra Pradesh to extend support for the cause. Referring to the14th Finance Commission report Babu Claimed that center is deliberately ignoring the plight of the coastal state. various socio-political organizations have backed the Dharma Porata Deeksha of Naidu.

On March 16, TDP, one of the oldest alliance partner of BJP had snapped ties with BJP over the special category status. TDP leaders YS Chowdhury and Ashop Gajapati Raju who served in the Modi cabinet also tendered their resignation as a mark of protest. During the session of parliament, Naidu flew down to the national capital and met several opposition party leaders in order to build pressure on BJP ruled Central government.