During Sankranti, village landlords arrive with rusty guns slung over their shoulders, boasting about their greatness to impress households and collect gifts before leaving. They come only during Sankranti to spin such tales. But, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the self-proclaimed architect of everything from cellphones to global cities, has mastered the art of weaving tall tales with a shameless grin. With a microphone in hand, he spins a web of lies so bold they’d make a village landlord blush. From claiming credit for Hyderabad’s rise to inventing the cellphone, his boasts are as audacious as they are absurd. Let’s dissect the myth of this “40-year industry veteran” who seems to believe that if you repeat a lie 40 times, it becomes gospel.
The Great Pretender: Claiming every Crown
Chandrababu’s ego knows no bounds. He’s the pioneer of everything, or so he says. Built Hyderabad? Check. Promoted IT? Check. Invented the cellphone? Why not! He even claims to have inspired the COVID vaccine and mentored Satya Nadella to Microsoft’s throne. His audacity peaks when he attributes the late YSR’s monumental projects, like the Jala Yagnam irrigation program and Polavaram, to himself. The world knows these are lies, yet Chandrababu shrugs, “Let them laugh, what do I care about shame?” This attitude has birthed a biting satire: “If Chandrababu is speaking, only a fool would listen.”
Stealing YSR’s legacy: A thief of achievements
1. Jala Yagnam and Polavaram
The late YSR, a visionary who launched the Jala Yagnam program, completed 41 irrigation projects, earning him the title of an unparalleled leader. His son, YS Jagan, carried forward the Polavaram project, completing its barrage, gates, and cofferdam between 2019-24. But Chandrababu? He claims he built it all. Never mind that his tenure saw the project’s diaphragm wall collapse and delays due to his agreement to lower its height. Facts are mere inconveniences to this master of fiction.
2. Hyderabad’s rise
Chandrababu loves to crow about putting Hyderabad on the world map. He claims he built Cyberabad, the Outer Ring Road, and Shamshabad Airport. Reality check: Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy introduced the IT policy in 1992, allocating land for IT companies in Amirpet’s Maitrivanam. Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy followed in 1993, earmarking land for Cyber Towers in Madhapur. YSR started the 158-km Ring Road and Shamshabad Airport in 2005, completing them by 2008. When Telangana’s former CM KCR cheekily asked, “If you built Hyderabad, what did Quli Qutb Shah do?” Chandrababu had no answer.
The Super Six: Promises Buried in Lies
Chandrababu’s coalition government, in power for a year, has failed to deliver a single promise from its vaunted “Super Six” scheme. Yet, he claims they’re all fulfilled. Question him, and he’ll dismiss you as “thick-tongued.” Farmers’ loans? He waived Rs. 15,300 crore out of Rs. 87,000 crore—hardly a waiver. DWCRA women’s loans? Not a rupee was waived. The Aadabidda Nidhi scheme was scrapped before it began, free bus services remain a mirage after 13 months, and the Deepam scheme’s “free” cylinders were a half-hearted sham. Amma Vodi funds were denied to 30 lakh beneficiaries, and “Thalli Ki Vandanam” became a betrayal of mothers. The Super Six? More like Super Zero.
Lokesh’s Launchpad: Lies to Prop up a Successor
To anoint his son Nara Lokesh as his heir, Chandrababu spins ever more fantastical yarns. He once claimed Lokesh advised him against taking the Prime Minister’s post. Now, he’s gone further, falsely attributing YS Jagan’s successful Amma Vodi scheme, rebranded as “Thalli Ki Vandanam”, to Lokesh’s genius. The public watched this lie unfold live. Investments and companies brought by YS Jagan through the Davos and Visakhapatnam summits? Chandrababu and Lokesh claim those too. Their mantra: repeat a lie 40 times, and the public will buy it.
The Absurdity Hall of Fame: Chandrababu’s Wildest Claims
Chandrababu’s imagination knows no limits. Here’s a taste of his most outlandish boasts:
- Built Hi-Tech City.
- Fathered the IT industry.
- Constructed the Outer Ring Road.
- Built Shamshabad Airport.
- Completed Polavaram.
- Invented the cellphone.
- Copied Tamil Nadu’s Anna Canteen.
- Introduced DWCRA groups (debunked by IAS officer Vijay Kumar).
- Claimed “Thalli Ki Vandanam” as Lokesh’s idea.
- Inspired tree-planting.
- Made Satya Nadella Microsoft’s CEO.
- Taught PV Sindhu badminton.
- Ordered a 2-degree temperature drop in Vijayawada.
- Invented the computer.
- Controlled the ocean.
- Introduced the Sankranti homecoming tradition.
- Claimed TDP fought the British.
- Lumped himself with Gandhi and Ambedkar as “ordinary family” men.
- Started all projects from Gandikota.
- Inspired Rapido’s founder.
- Introduced evening milking as a livelihood.
- Eliminated Rayalaseema factionalism.
- Caused the COVID-19 vaccine’s invention.
- Put Hyderabad on the world map.
A Legacy Built on Lies
Chandrababu’s career is a testament to the power of audacity. His lies are not just exaggerations but a deliberate rewriting of history to steal others’ achievements. From YSR’s irrigation triumphs to Hyderabad’s IT boom, he claims it all, undeterred by facts or shame. His “40 times” theory may fool some, but the truth is clear: Chandrababu’s legacy is a drumbeat of deception, echoing hollow promises and stolen glory.
