N Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s son K T Rama Rao are currently on a visit to the US, meeting NRIs and MNC corporate honchos.
Lokesh is at present the coordinator for TDP’s workers welfare fund and holds no position in Naidu’s cabinet, while Rama Rao is Panchayat Raj and Information Technology minister.
The profiles of the two young guns have seen upward trajectory in recent months.
Lokesh, an MBA from Stanford University, interacted with NRI entrepreneurs and top executives like Vishal Sikka of Infosys and Vinod Khosla and also met US President Barack Obama in Portland.
Lokesh has explained to Obama on the Smart Village/ Ward towards Smart Andhra Pradesh programme, the state’s new industrial policy and the ambitious growth plans of the state under the leadership of Naidu, according to the ruling TDP.
Thirty-eight-year-old Rama Rao, who was also educated in the US, met executives of several top firms like Boeing and MasterCard.
New York-headquartered investment management firm DE Shaw has come forward to invest $200 million in Hyderabad, according to Rama Rao.