New Delhi:
The squabble between Tamil Nadu‘s ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK – over internet giant Google investing $15 billion in a data and AI hub in Andhra Pradesh‘s Vizag, rather than in CEO Sundar Pichai‘s home state – saw a new face Tuesday morning – Andhra minister Nara Lokesh.
Lokesh, whose Telugu Desam Party helps keep the Bharatiya Janata Party in power, posted a screenshot of an NDTV report on the topic with a three word message: ‘He chose Bharat’.Hours earlier AIADMK chief Edappadi Palaniswami, who is also an ally of the BJP, took aim at Chief Minister MK Stalin and his government for having failed to bring Google to the state despite a ‘strong cultural connection’ to its leadership, i.e., the fact Sundar Pichai was born in Madurai.
Senior AIADMK leader RB Udayakumar told reporters the DMK had missed a ‘historic opportunity’ to ensure the creation of the data and AI hub in the state.
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