Hyderabad, May 10 -- After saying he would not make any political statements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the end of his speech in Hyderabad, in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, made a veiled swipe at the latter, suggesting his political ambitions would remain unfulfilled unless he aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"Aap jahan pahoochna chahetha hai, nahi pahunch payenge. Aur isliye achahai, ki mere se he jodo (You cannot reach the place where you aim to reach. Hence, it is better you join me)," Modi said in a lighter vein.

PM Modi landed in the city on Sunday, May 10, and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 9,400 crore at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) at Gac...