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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has no moral right to speak on the Polavaram project, which is synonymous with Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has said. Accusing the TDP of not following the technical order in the construction of the project, Reddy said it ended up in the diaphragm wall getting washed away due to floods. TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has no locus standi to talk about the project as he never spoke about it between 1995 and 2014, the Chief Minister said in a statement on Thursday night. Intervening in a discussion on the project in the Assembly, he made these remarks, dismissing the propaganda' by media houses which found fault with the height of the project. The CM asserted the project will be built to its original height of 45.7 metres but in the first phase it would be limited to 41.15 metres owing to technical reasons and the safety of the dam. Incidentally, Reddy is critical of the media houses which are projecting Naid
Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. "I've tested positive for COVID with mild symptoms. I have quarantined myself at home and taking all the necessary precautions. I would request those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested at the earliest. Please be safe and take care," the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh said in a tweet. Chandrababu is now in home isolation at this riverfront residence at Undavalli here. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wished Chandrababu a speedy recovery. "Wishing a speedy recovery & good health for Sri @ncbn garu," Jagan said in a tweet. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan said it was sad that Chandrababu was infected with the coronavirus. "I pray for his speedy recovery," Kalyan said in a statement. On Monday, Chandrababu's son and member of Legislative Council, Nara Lokesh, too tested positive for the virus.