MC EXCLUSIVE "PM Modi’s energy and connection with masses inspiring," says AP IT Minister Nara Lokesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh, in New Delhi. (@JaiTDP/X; File photo via PTI)

"I think I'm the luckiest person in India because I have two great mentors — one is my leader, Chandrababu Naidu, and second is Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Nara Lokesh, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, in the Andhra Pradesh government, told Moneycontrol in an exclusive interview.

“Prime Minister Modi has always been very inspiring. So, when I got the opportunity to meet with him one-on-one, he gave me time and he answered all the questions I had. I had a whole list of questions that I went to him with,” said Lokesh.

“How is he so motivated? Because just look at it, no? He was the Chief Minister, and then this is his third term as Prime Minister. But just look at the energy he has. That's right. And the way he works day in, day out. The kind of sense of purpose he has,” he said.

Lokesh said that, once PM answered his questions, he walked out feeling so inspired. "And he was kind enough to host my family also. So I went there with my wife, with my son. He was kind enough to give me that time. And my wife, she's a second-generation entrepreneur. She came back feeling inspired and she said, together we should work even harder," Lokesh added.

He called one of his conversation, where he asked the PM, how does he stay connected with the masses at the ground level. "He gets quite a few letters as Prime Minister His office, they bring in a hundred letters which are unopened, and every day he picks up 10 of them, opens them, and reads them personally. And that's the way he keeps his ear to the ground, you know. He understands the nuances of India, of Bharat, and that's why I believe he's such an amazingly successful Prime Minister. As a youngster, that's something I felt I should learn from him,” said Lokesh.