Megastar Chiranjeevi has on Monday surprised everyone by tweeting a laudatory message in greeting former AP CM Chandrababu Naidu on his birthday. Despite his political rivalry with the TDP, the 'Acharya' actor used encomiums for Naidu in the tweet.

"అహర్నిశం ప్రజా సేవలో దశాబ్దాలుగా కొనసాగుతున్న మీ సంకల్పబలం అనితరసాధ్యం. కలకాలం మీకు సంతోషం, ఆరోగ్యం ప్రసాదించమని ఆ భగవంతుని కోరుతున్నాను. Wishing you a happy 70th Birthday Sir. Your vision, your hard work, your dedication are exemplary," Chiru wrote, sharing an old pic of him in a cheerful mood with CBN long before they became political rivals.

Their relationship has been perceived to have soured since Chiru formed Praja Rajyam Party in 2008. In the run-up to the 2009 elections, Chiru targeted CBN more than then CM YSR in his political speeches. PRP was why the TDP-led Maha Kutami lost the 2009 polls to the Congress party by a whisker.

అహర్నిశం ప్రజా సేవలో దశాబ్దాలుగా కొనసాగుతున్న మీ సంకల్పబలం అనితరసాధ్యం. కలకాలం మీకు సంతోషం, ఆరోగ్యం ప్రసాదించమని ఆ భగవంతుని కోరుతున్నాను. Wishing you a happy 70th Birthday Sir @ncbn Your vision, your hard work, your dedication are exemplary pic.twitter.com/aM9uRzEZZH

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) April 20, 2020