'Swarna Andhra 2047': Can Chandrababu Naidu be the change he envisions?
India TodayAndhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s ambitious goal is to build a “wealthy, healthy and happy society” by 2047. “Naidu’s vision document is in tune with the Viksit Bharat 2047 plan of the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” says B.V. Muralidhar of the department of political science and public administration at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. By taking the lead to create and release such a document ahead of chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, Naidu hopes to impress Telugu society and lay a strong foundation for the political career of his son,” says historian and political commentator D. Subramanyam Reddy, adding that Naidu, at 74, neither has the will nor the ability to achieve the Vision 2047 goals. In a post on X, the former chief minister said: “In Mr Naidu’s document, there is no space for the state’s or for people’s needs, let alone a realistic perspective.