"The Union Home Ministry has not tipped us about the movement of the Saudi terrorist'' and Home Minister L K Advani did not discuss this issue during his meeting with him today Naidu told newspersons here.

Naidu was replying to questions about AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha's assertion that the Saudi billionaire had visited Hyderabad recently and that he had meetings with Islamic fundamentalist leader Abdul Madani, one of the prime accused in the Coimbatore blasts case. Jayalalitha also took up the issue with Advani during her recent visit to Delhi.

The state government, Naidu said was keeping a close watch on the movement of Islamic militants and had arrested six Al-Umma cadres in Rajamundry two days back. He however parried questions about whether he agreed withJayalalitha's contention that activities of the ISI were on the increase in southern India but said there would be no compromise on security of the state.

Naidu had sought Central assistance to meet the cost of the anti-Naxalite operations conducted by the state government during his meeting with Advani. The home minister had assured him that he would take up the issue in the Union Cabinet. Andhra Pradesh has spent a sum of Rs 598 crore for anti-Naxalite operations mostly in the Telangana region.

The Andhra Pradesh chief minister, who is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, said his party was giving only issue based support to the Bharatiya Janata Party Government and that it would not compromise on issues. Recently the tdp opposed the move to impose president's rule in Bihar he said adding that he had not agreed with a similar move of the United Front Government to dismiss Kalyan Singh government last year. ``We are for abrogation of Article 356 of the Constitution since it impinges onthe federal character of the state.''

The TDP leader indicated that his party would not support the concept of a Third Front mooted by the Left parties so long as they have a soft corner for the Congress. The proposed front was going to give unconditional support to the proposed Congress move to form a government at the centre, he said.