I am not afraid of anyone, says Chandrababu Naidu

Vijayawada, Aug 28 (PTI) Seeking to counter Jana Senachief Pawan Kalyan’s criticism that the TDP was probablyafraid of the CBI and hence not raising its voice for specialcategory status to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister NChandrababu Naidu today asserted that he was scared of none. Though Kalyan did not name him, Naidu chose to address theformer on the issue saying, "Pawan Kalyan should remember thatI am not afraid of anyone. It’s not correct to talk like YSRCongress or Congress people." At his public meeting in Tirupati last evening, Kalyanwondered what was preventing the TDP from fighting for therightful demand of special status to the state. "They are apparently afraid that the Centre will set theCBI on them (TDP). Do you have anything to hide that you areso scared? Speak out, stall Parliament and achieve specialstatus," Kalyan said. Addressing a public meeting in Anantapuram district thisevening, the Chief Minister recalled the Maoists’ attack onhim at Alipiri in October, 2003. "I was not even scared for my life. I never went back onanything. So, there is no question of me being afraid ofanyone or anything," Chandrababu remarked. Separately, TDP MP from Anantapuram J C Diwakar Reddylashed out at the actor-politician saying the latter wasspeaking without any comprehension of the subject. "He neither has the age nor experience. He better not livein an illusory world," the veteran politician cautioned. Anakapalli MP M Srinivas, whom Kalyan targeted by name,reacted strongly in Visakhapatnam saying he was "not born witha golden spoon" unlike the star. "I came up the hard way in life and earned wealth. It isnot right for him to speak about it. As MPs we have been doingeverything to secure special status to the state," Srinivassaid. Yesterday, Kalyan asked the Centre not to look at somerich MPs of TDP and deny special status to AP. Srinivas wasone of those he named. PTI DBV NRBKUN