On TDP146;s 25th anniversary, Naidu talks reforms for poor

Speaking at the rally, the former CM acknowledged that the aggressive economic reforms pursued by him during his government from 1995 to 2004 had not done much for the rural population. He called upon his party workers to work for the benefit of the poor, and to 8220;go back to the ideals upon with NTR had founded the party8221;. He said that NTR8217;s slogan, 8220;Society is my temple and the poor are my gods8221;, was still relevant, and that the party would be reformed in the following years to reflect this slogan.

But Naidu did not announce a stand on the Telangana issue. The party is against the formation of a new Telangana state. He said the party was 8220;watching the political scenario carefully and would announce a stand at an appropriate time8221;. Naidu8217;s new agenda is seen as preparations for the 2009 elections. In fact, he asked party workers at the rally to work to bring the TDP back to power in the next elections.