‘Whatever position I am in today, it’s my mother who shaped me,’ says Nara Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh credited his mother, Nara Bhuvaneswari, for his upbringing and personal development during a school event. He noted that his father, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, was largely absent from his daily life due to political commitments.
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IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Saturday (August 22, 2026) credited his mother, Nara Bhuvaneswari, for shaping him and said that his father, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu , had little role in his upbringing due to his long and busy political life.
“Whatever position I am in today, my father has no role in it. It is my mother who shaped me,” Mr. Lokesh said during a friendly interaction with students after inaugurating development works at the Z.P. High School in Chandrampalem at Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam.
Mr. Lokesh said Mr. Naidu, who was actively involved in politics, would reach home around 11.30 p.m. and leave again as early as 5 a.m. “It was my mother who brought me up. She used to beat me whenever I did something wrong,” he said.
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