Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has praised the outgoing Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu in glowing terms. Since Naidu hails from Andhra Pradesh, the Jana Sena Party chief called him an embodiment of Teluguness, adding that Naidu's speech during the farewell on the floor of the Parliament will inspire everyone.

"His journey was full of so many twists and turns and many more sensations as he entered politics as a student, faced emergency constraints and was imprisoned for six months," said Pawan, calling Naidu a political traveller. The word 'traveller' has a special ring in Power Star's film career, since it is associated with the song, 'I am just a travelling soldier'.

"Naidu garu is a political genius who occupied some or the other post in his 50-year-old career," Pawan added, saying that the ex-VP showed eloquence in Telugu, Hindi, and English. "His affection and passion towards the Telugu States and the Telugu language need no separate mention, as they are known to one and all," Pawan added.