Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that he wanted to take up constructive work and follow the footsteps of the social activist and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader, late Nanaji Deshmukh. He also said that he never wanted to become the Vice President.

He also recalled the reason why he was in tears when he was named for the post of the Vice President and said that it was because he would not be able to visit the BJP office or talk to the party workers. He said that the party gave him everything except for the post of a Prime Minister, although he came from a humble background. He also felt that he was not suitable for the post either.