Obviously with an intent to win the hearts of Muslims, film actor and Praja Rajya Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi on Thursday visited the 750-year-old Baba Fakhruddin Saharwadi dargah here and took part in Daawate- Iftar (Iftar party) as hundreds of youths both Muslims and Hindus thronged the place to have a closer at him.
Wearing the namaz ki topi (cap worn by Muslims while offering prayers), Chiranjeevi arrived at the dargah at about 6.15 pm and went inside the place where he joined Muslims in offering prayers. After spending about 15 minutes, he came out. By then, there was a huge crowd, comprising mostly youth, who had rushed to the dargah from nearby villages.
Chiranjeevi walked out of the dargah and went on to the dais erected in a vast expanse of land outside. As the actor was climbing the dais, youth jostled with one another to climb the dais, making it difficult for the organisers to keep them at bay. Later, Chiranjeevi said, “I am really a lucky man to visit this place. I will do my best to bring back the past glory to the dargah.” He said he was moved by the overwhelming response from the people and added he would work with commitment to address their problems. He recalled how the Muslim community had showered affection on him even when he was a child. “When I was a child, my teacher was a Muslim. That gave me an opportunity to interact with Muslims quite often and they used to love me,” he said.
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