'Chiru will throw out corruption from AP'

chiranjeevi, praja rajyam party

'He will throw out corruption from AP'

Rajshekhar, another fan, says: "We need change and he will bring that for us. We are fed up with the politics of 40 years in Andhra Pradesh. We are fed up with the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party. He will become the CM and throw out corruption from the state. We are 100 per cent sure of that."

The 53-year-old actor, who hails from the Kapu community, is not banking on caste politics. His strength, according to political observers, will be the youth and the women.

Speaking of youth, a general complaint at each of Chiranjeevi's rallies is that several youth have not yet been given voter identification cards. Krishnam Naidu, a youth present at one of the rallies, said that this has been done intentionally by the Congress so that the vote share of Chiranjeevi comes down.

source: rediff.com

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'Watching the man is a treat to the eye'

'Watching the man is a treat to the eye'

The chariot finally rolls in with the music blaring and the crowd erupts. Each member in the crowd has two thumbs up, aping Chiranjeevi's style of greeting the crowd. After the customary garlanding and other pleasantries, the superstar -- dressed in a white kurta and pyjama -- begins speaking.

Now what was Chiranjeevi saying, it would be better to ask the man himself. After every word there is a roar in the crowd. On the sidelines of the rally, we spoke to a couple of his fans. Each one said they are 100 per cent sure that Chiranjeevi will rule Andhra Pradesh.

Sam, a fan and also a worker in the youth wing, says that watching the man is a treat to the eye. When asked what was so special about him and why they had so much hope in him, the reply came, "Just watch him speak. Don't you feel that the man is only speaking the truth? Look at his eyes and look at the truth and commitment in them."

source: rediff.com

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'Chiru is a different kind of leader'

'Chiranjeevi is a different kind of leader'

Agsar Khan one of the participants in the road show says, "I have been witnessing the elections in Andhra Pradesh since 1977. Barring N T Rama Rao, this state has never witnessed this kind of euphoria. Chiranjeevi is a different kind of leader and I hope he wins."

As we wait for the chariot to roll in the crowd is getting impatient. There is dancing and screaming. Interestingly there are also questions being asked whether Chiranjeevi's brother, Pavan Kalyan would be coming too.

A youth worker said Pavan Kalyan is another major draw in the villages of Andhra Pradesh. The man may not have the necessary political skills, but we love his guts and every youth in the state wants to have that kind of guts.

source: rediff.com

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The youth sees hope in Chiru

Chiranjeevi greets his supporters

The youth sees hope in Chiranjeevi

In Chiranjeevi, the superstar-turned-politician, the youth sees hope and also hopes for change. They feel that the state will be rid of corruption and rowdism once their superstar comes to power.

All roads leading up to Medchal, where the star was scheduled to perform on Thursday night, were jammed. People were seen getting off their vehicles and running on the roads in order to get a glimpse of their star.

A sea of humanity was present in Medchal when rediff.com. Interestingly, Chiranjeevi, who has been touring the state on a chariot, has been drawing more youth and women.

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Chiru, Andhra's own Obama!

The banner comparing Chiranjeevi with United States President Barack Obama

Chiranjeevi, Andhra's own Obama
http://specials.rediff.com/election/2009/apr/10slid1-chiranjeevi-andhra-own-obama.htm


Residents of Medchal, Andhra Pradesh, turned berserk at the sight of the Prachara Ratham (chariot) rolling into their small town. Chiranjeevi's arrival sparks off euphoria among his supporters and deafening chants of 'Jai Chiranjeeva'.

In him, supporters see hope and change. Speaking of change, there is a very interesting banner at the Praja Rajyam Party office in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, which has the picture of both Chiranjeevi and United States President Barack Obama.

Watching a Chiranjeevi road show is unique in its own way. Medchal, a town 40 kilometres away from Hyderabad usually takes just 30 minutes to reach. However, thanks to this rally the ride from Hyderabad took nearly two hours.

Chiru rules out post-poll support for Congress, TD

Chiru rules out post-poll support for Congress, TD
http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/06/stories/2009040655180100.htm

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi has ruled out the possibility of supporting either the Congress or the TDP after the elections, saying he does not see any scope for doubts about his party’s performance.

He averred that his party would cross the ‘magic figure’ (half-way mark of 147 Assembly seats) and get the majority required for forming the government in the State. “There is no confusion in the minds of the people. If there is any confusion, it is in the Opposition parties,” he said.
‘No support for BJP’

The Praja Rajyam would also not support the BJP-led alliance at the national level as his party was secular and there was no scope of extending support to a Congress-led alliance, he said while replying to queries at the ‘Meet-The-Press’ programme organised by the Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists here on Sunday. Mr. Chiranjeevi ruled out the possibility of backing the proposed Third Front as the Telugu Desam was a party in it. “I have a gut feeling about the emergence of a fourth front and that will be our alliance,” he said. Denying allegations that the PR leadership had collected huge amounts of money from aspirants to allot party tickets, he blamed the Opposition parties of successfully running a smear campaign against his party.
Opposition weak

Mr. Chiranjeevi said the Opposition was weak and could not effectively highlight the lapses committed by the government. The “mistakes” committed by the TDP during its rule was inhibiting it from raising corruption and related issues. The PR, he asserted, would order an inquiry into the “wealth amassed by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and take steps to recover the money” rather than sit on the probe reports like the TDP and Congress Governments did.

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Politics spoiling relations, says Chiru

Politics spoiling relations, says Chiru
http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=14330&cat=15&scat=39

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi is already into neck-deep political mire; and he has realised that he cannot come out of it.

On Sunday, Chiranjeevi said he was pained at the way hundreds of activists belonging to his fans associations deserted the PRP and joined the Congress. “It hurt me very much, as they did not understand me and my compulsions properly. I never expected that politics would spoil relationships and distance people whom I thought were my close friends and relatives,” he said.

The PRP president said distribution of tickets was done based on merit and chances of winning. This would have definitely caused heartburn among the other aspirants. “But, we stood by our principle of social justice,” he said.

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