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Former NDA Ally N Chandrababu Naidu Hails PM Modi For ‘Bold And Statesman-Like Decision’ To Extend Lockdown
PM Narendra Modi and Chandrababu Naidu (Representative Image) (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Former Andra Pradesh (AP) chief minister (CM) N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (14 April) lined up praises for Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi for resolving to take "bold and statesman-like decision" to extend the nationwide lockdown, reports Times of India.
A former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the PM Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Naidu also held a conversation with PM Modi on Tuesday morning in which the two leaders discussed the nation's path forward in the fight against COVID-19.
Naidu underscored that had PM Modi not have imposed the lockdown, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India would have gone up to eight lakh as per a forecast, while the same has been contained to over 10,000 as of now.
It should be noted that the lockdown has now been extended till 3 May, though relaxations will be allowed starting 20 April at places that would not have COVID-19 hotspots.
