Bhogapuram, Aug. 1 -- Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday said he was deeply pained by what he described as the personal insults directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent Jantar Mantar protest.

Addressing a public meeting after the inauguration of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, he defended the Prime Minister's leadership, linked stable governance to development, and appealed to parents to instil values, discipline and patriotism in the younger generation.

Referring to the criticism levelled against the Prime Minister, Pawan Kalyan said those who work the hardest often face the greatest criticism. "The more we strive, the more criticism we receive," he said, recallin...