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Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday took a veiled jibe at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar amid their banter over Google's pledge to invest USD 15 billion over the next five years to establish a one-gigawatt-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam.

Sharing an X post, Lokesh referred to the investments in the State as "spicy," alleging envy among neighbouring States.

"They say Andhra food is spicy. Seems some of our investments are too. Some neighbours are already feeling the burn," the Andhra Pradesh Minister wrote. Earlier on Wednesday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar strongly defended Bengaluru, asserting that there is "no match" for the city's infrastructure, human re

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