New Delhi, July 25 -- In a strategic move to position Andhra Pradesh as a national leader in defence and aerospace manufacturing, senior TDP MPs today met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and handed over a proposal from Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to set up defence manufacturing units in Andhra Pradesh.

TDP MPs' delegation led by MP Lavu Krishna Devarayulu, along with MP Magunta Srinivas Reddy, and MP Daggumalla Prasada Rao jointly visited the Defence Minister, urging support for a series of landmark initiatives aimed at transforming the state into a strategic defence production hub.

The letter, submitted during the meeting, enclosed two communications from the Chief Minister, both dated May 19, detailing a compreh...