Don’t be surprised if you hear the voice of megastar Chiranjeevi on your mobile but at the same time, don’t start responding to him thinking he is on the other line. This is part of the megastar’s canvassing process as part of the elections that is causing a surprise and also some confusion.

It is said that a voice message is being sent to many mobile users so when they take a call, it is Chiru greeting and saying’ hello, this is your Chiranjeevi speaking, please vote for PRP blah blah..’. At the onset, many are thinking that it is a live call and are reacting to Chiru’s voice only to realize it is not so.

On the other hand, there are those who are expressing annoyance since they would be in the middle of something important and attend to the call thinking it is important only to hear the voice of Chiru and his typical accent urging one and all to vote for his party. It remains to be seen if his ‘voice’ will bring any ‘Marpu’ or not.

Hero Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi are good friends. They are also business partners and both have a substantial stake in MAA TV. The two however are now on not so friendly terms after Chiranjeevi entered politics and launched his own political party.

Nagarjuna is now openly supporting chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy and asking people to vote for the congress. Nagarjuna said that Chiranjeevi may not have done the right thing by entering politics. He said that the smile has gone from Chiru’s face and he is no longer as happy as he was used to be when in films.

Nagarjuna wished Chiranjeevi luck in his new role as a politician. Nag said that politics was tough and it was hard to make it to the top in politics. Nagarjuna hoped that Chiru will succeed in politics like he did in films.

“Chiranjeevi ni Bottu petti evaru Rajakeeyalloki Rammani pilavaledu.. Aayanaki Cheera saare petti everu pilavaledu”. These are the exact words used by Jr. NTR to the claim made by Chiranjeevi several times that the people had invited him to better politics.

Jr. NTR came down heavily on the congress and also the Praja Rajyam Party in his speech. Jr. NTR ridiculed the claim of the PRP Chief Chiranjeevi that the people had invited him to enter politics. Jr. NTR said that a true leader is born and not ‘invited’ by thh people to come and do good to the society.

Jr. NTR asked who invited Gandhiji to take up the freedom struggle. Who invited Netaji to rebel against the British army? Who invited the late NT Rama Rao to come into politics and serve the people? No one!

Jr. NTR said that all great people come and do good to the society on their own calling and don’t wait to be ‘invited’. Jr. NTR said that no one invited Chiranjeevi to enter politics by applying tilak on his forehead and presenting him with a sari.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Film star-turned-politician and founder of Praja Rajyam Chiranjeevi launched a broadside against Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu for calling him ‘inefficient and will not be able to run a Government’.
Roadshow

Speaking at a roadshow at Anakapalle, 40 km from here on Monday night, Mr. Chiranjeevi said he has been in the film industry as a top hero and No. 1. “Is it not efficiency?” he asked.

“On the other hand Mr. Naidu failed to be an opposition leader in the Assembly. When Chief Minister Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy told him to sit down, he could not do anything.

Mr. Naidu failed to prove the many corruption charges against Dr. Reddy”.

The Praja Rajyam leader said while Mr. Naidu is a retailer in corruption, the Chief Minister was a wholesale dealer.

Reacting to a reported statement by Mr. Naidu that Praja Rajyam had given tickets to upper caste candidates in the guise of BCs, Mr. Chiranjeevi challenged the TDP leader to prove the charge.

If the charge was proved, he would quit politics and if not Mr. Naidu must take sanyas from politics, he demanded.

Mr. Chiranjeeevi reached the Nehru Chowk in the jaggery town after 9 p.m. to canvass for his brother-in-law and an important figure in the party Allu Aravind, who is contesting for the Lok Sabha and Ganta Srinivasa Rao for the Anakapalle Assembly seat.

A woman supporter presented Mr. Chiranjeevi with a locomotive, party’s symbol, made of jaggery.

Another fan presented a pair of costly sunglasses. A large number of party supporters gathered to listen to Chiranjeevi.

The PR leader was stopped at several places as he came to Anakapalle from Elamanchili and had to conclude the day’s campaign in Anakapalle as the deadline approached.

Responding angrily to the statement given by Parakala Prabhakar Praja Rajyam party President Chiranjeevi said that, his allegations of allotting BC seats to bogus BC candidates are false. If he can prove it, I am ready to quit the politics. I challenge him to come forward with strong evidence and prove us that our 40 BC candidates are not BCs and they belong to Upper casts.

The Yuva Rajyam president, the youth wing of the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), Mr Pavan Kalyan, was on Tuesday discharged from hospital. Doctors said that he needs rest for at least another two days.

Mr Pavan Kalyan was admitted to a corporate hospital in the city after he got fainted due to sun stroke. The Yuva Rajyam president was suffering from high fever for the past three days and suddenly collapsed on Monday evening while he was on way to Ramnagar area of the city for campaigning after completing his electioneering in the Amberpet Assembly segment.

He was immediately admitted in Yashoda Hospital,Secunderabad.