They herald him as the messiah of the masses, as one who would fight corruption and commercialisation of education and who would champion human rights. In a couple of weeks, the entire state is expected to reverberate with chants of 'Jai Chiranjeeva.' CDs of songs praising the ideals of megastar Chiranjeevi are all set to flood the state in the run-up to the announcement of the party in the second fortnight of the month.

According to sources, Chiranjeevi is in favour of "Jai Chiranjeeva" as the name of his political party as it means blessing the people. Though several names were under consideration, the feedback from the fans and well wishers was that "Jai Chiranjeeva" would be the best. That the party should bring blessings to the people of all sections is the underlying idea, the sources added.

"Even though a last minute change is not ruled out, the name of the party would certainly carry the name of the leader in one form or the other," sources said. Going by the songs in the CD, the megastar is being projected as a leader who would fight political corruption in the state.

Apart from political corruption, the manifesto, which is undergoing last-minute changes, elaborately deals with environment, rights of children, commercialisation of education, growing economic burden on the middle class housewives, etc. As for education, the manifesto decries the policies of the government that encourages commercialisation.

"Reimbursement of college fee for the poorer students is no solution to the maladies of education system. This, instead of tackling the issue, will further aggravate the situation," is expected to be the guiding line of the party in the education sector.

"Political corruption is the root cause of all evils in society. The system is made to thrive on corruption. So, the Chiranjeeva party would try to eradicate all the factors that foster corrupt practices," is said to be Chiru's conviction.

The manifesto is going to reflect the ideals of Gandhi, Jyotirao Phule-Ambedkar, Mother Teresa and former president APJ Abdul Kalam. In fact, it was his meeting with Kalam seven months ago that drove the megastar to take the decision to take a plunge into politics, the sources claimed.

The agenda is being formulated keeping in mind the rivals in the state, mainly the Congress and the TDP. Chiranjeevi believes that "the conviction to do something good to society is more power-packed than an atom bomb. So, the party and the manifesto are bound to bind all good intentioned people, especially youth for a change in the political system in the state," is said to be the theme of the manifesto.