In a remark that could trigger a political row, Andhra Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Saturday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an 'Anaconda'.
"Who can be a bigger anaconda than Narendra Modi? He himself is the Anaconda that has swallowed all the institutions. He is swallowing up institutions like the CBI, the RBI," said Ramakrishnudu.
Reacting to Anaconda remark against Modi, state BJP president Kanna Lakshminarayana said TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was the "king of corruption" and fears that his alleged corruption would be exposed now.
"N Chandrababu Naidu is the king of corruption and will stoop to any level. The man who passed a resolution in the NDA meeting in 2017, that Modi should become prime minister again is now trying to portray the latter as a culprit," said Lakshminarayana.
Krishnudu was recently in news after he faced backlash for asking the cash-starved Andhra Pradesh government to pay his personal medical bills for a root canal treatment he had taken in Singapore.
Under public pressure, Krishnudu had to return the Rs 2.88 lakh to the government.