Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi got a taste of public wrath in his role as politician for the first time. The actor-turned-politician met farmers who will be displaced due to the Special Economic Zone at Polepally in Mahbubnagar district on Friday.

They turned angry when he was not able to explain how the PR could mitigate their sufferings if they voted the party to power. The PR chief listened to farmers and tried to understand their problems during a whirlwind tour to villages and thandas adjacent to Polepally.

He assured the farmers that he will lessen their hardships as soon as the PR came to power, but did not elaborate on the same. "Unlike other politicians, I have not come here just for political mileage. I assure you that when the Praja Rajyam comes to power, we will take necessary steps to uplift you," he told villagers.

Chiranjeevi criticised the state government for acquiring lands from the poor under the guise of SEZs. After he completed his visit and was about to return to Hyderabad, some farmers staged a dharna seeking a definite assurance of Rs 10 lakh as compensation per acre.