Chiranjeevi Interacts with Lawyers

Chiranjeevi, a day after his Praja Ankita Yatra in Rayalaseema districts ended yesterday where he received an overwhelming welcome by his fans throughout, met a different set of fans today - lawyers from around the State at an interactive meeting here.

“I expected an intellectual crowd here but, but I found all of you very jovial which is exactly my style,” the Praja Rajyam Party president said. The meeting which was attended by more than 300 lawyers from across the State had a liberal mix of fans also among them making the crowd swell to more than a thousand.

Speaking on the occasion, former Union Minister and chairman of PRP’s Manifesto Committee and Legal Cell, Shiva Shankar, said that a team of 8 lawyers with one leading the unit would be formed in every district to assist the candidates to file their nominations besides educating the party cadre on various Acts.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi voiced concern over the rising atrocities on the weaker sections and appealed to the lawyer community to fight legally on their behalf.

Chiranjeevi Praja Rajyam Weighs Its Options on Alliances

With the left parties almost inking their pact with the Telugu Desam Party, the core committee of Praja Rajyam is busy weighing its option in choosing its ally in the run up to the next elections a few months away.

On record though, spokesman Parakala Prabhakar reiterated that given the ‘stupendous’ response from the people to party president K. Chiranjeevi’s ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’, they were in favour of going to the hustings alone.

‘Too early’

When asked about national-level leaders meeting Mr. Chiranjeevi or party general secretary Allu Aravind, he said it was too early for anyone to forge alliances.

“When senior leaders of other political leaders come here and convey their wish to meet our president and other seniors, courtesy demands that we meet. And when they come up with expressions of interest about political alliances, we cannot reject them outright,” he said, in response to a question referring to Mr. Aravind meeting CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan when the latter was in the city on Saturday. Meanwhile, the CPI State secretary K. Narayana still does not rule out the possibility of an alliance with them. While talk about Praja Rajyam shaking hands with Telangana Rashtra Samiti still hangs in balance, it is reliably understood that Nava Telangana Party president T. Devender Goud is close to clinching a possible electoral alliance.

Chiranjeevi PRP State, District-Level Panels in a Week

The Praja Rajyam party went ahead a notch in having its organisational set-up in place with general secretary Allu Aravind announcing that in a week’s time they would constitute State and district-level committees.

He said this while addressing a convention of the Backward Classes from East and West Godavari and Krishna districts here on Friday. He said that it was only after the entry of the PR party into the political arena that political parties appeared to be waking up from slumber.

Without taking any names, he said a political party had done nothing in its four and a half years of rule and was now talking of 33 per cent reservation of tickets for BCs in the next elections. Another party he said, was talking of allocating 200 of the 294 seats in the Assembly for BCs. The term ‘social justice’ appeared to be getting re-defined with every political party chanting the ‘social justice mantra’ and went on to add that they were even beginning to remember Mahatma Jyotirao Phule only after the Praja Rajyam showcased its respect for him.

Party’s spokesperson Katti Padma Rao said only the Praja Rajyam would be able to achieve justice on the political and social fronts. After the elections in 2009, it would be really be ‘Praja Rajyam’ (people’s rule) and ‘Mana Rajyam’ (our rule), he declared.

Party leaders V.G.R. Naragoni and Tammineni Seetaram also spoke.

Chiranjeevi Alleges Plot to Delete Fans Votes

Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi called upon people on Friday to be vigilant as a plot was being hatched to delete the votes of his fans and supporters.

Addressing people at Bhakrapet in Siddhavatam mandal and Vontimitta in Rajampet mandal, he asked the people to ensure that they enrolled themselves as voters, as “vote was their weapon” to decide their future.

“I attained stardom and have the means to lead a comfortable life, but a desire lingered in my mind to serve people and hence I entered politics on the people’s invitation.”

Speaking at Nandalur, he promised to ensure the revival of Allwyn refrigeration unit which was closed down about a decade ago, in order to generate employment for youth. Chiranjeevi reiterated his resolve to end corruption and asked the people to gear up to end the scourge. Corruption which is detrimental to the interests of society should be weeded out. Chiranjeevi’s three-day tour of Kadapa district ended in the night with a road show at Railway Kodur.

Earlier, on Thursday, Mr. Chiranjeevi said that his party was not against irrigation projects, but was only opposed to corruption, irregularities and lack of quality in project works.

“Irrigation projects are very much needed and none disputes it, but we do not want poorly built projects that lack quality,” he said while addressing a series of roadside meetings in Kadapa city. He also cited the collapse of a Pothireddipadu vent.

Stating that he had never opposed projects, he alleged that some political leaders were “putting words in my mouth”.

Mid-day meals

Questioning non-implementation of a G.O. issued to extend the mid-day meals scheme in madarasas, he demanded the government and official machinery to implement the scheme in all madarasas.

He visited Ameen Peer Dargah, popularly known as Pedda Dargah, in Kadapa on Friday and offered prayers.

Sporting a white cap and donning a green-coloured scarf around his neck, Chiranjeevi carried a ‘chaadar’ and flowers on his head and placed them on the tomb of Hazrath Peerullah Malik. Chiranjeevi took the blessings of Dargah Peethadhipathi Arifullah Hussaini.

Chiranjeevi Vows to Cleanse Politics

Praja Rajyam (PR) founder Chiranjeevi sought the blessings of people, stating that he had come before them as the eldest son of the state. He said that with the blessings of people, the PR would win the elections.

As part of his Praja Ankita Yatra, Chiranjeevi started his tour from Kadapa and visited Bhakarapet, Madhavaram, Ontimitta, Nandalur, Rajampet and Railwaykodur in Kadapa district.

Speaking on the occasion, he explained the background of his entry into politics and promised to fulfil the aspirations of people if the PR was elected to power.

The PR chief said that he would cleanse the rotten politics in the state. Chiranjeevi promised that he would strive to provide employment to the youth. The PR chief urged people to ensure that their names were in the voters’ list. Chiranjeevi thanked women for showering him with affection. He said that he had received blessings from Christians, Muslims and Hindus in Kadapa district.

Chiranjeevi said that he was very happy as he had received blessings from the Bishop, visited the Pedda dargah in Kadapa and the Kondandarama temple in Ontimitta.

When he visited Pedda dargah in Kadapa to offer prayers, Peethadhipathi Syed Arifullah Hussaini and others welcomed him. The PR chief met Syed ArifullahHussaini and received his blessings. He wished people who thronged the dargah.

The PR leaders, Messrs. Khaleel Basha, C. Rama-chandraiah, K. Vidyadhar Rao and others accompanied Chiranjeevi.

Allu Aravind as Chief at Praja Rajyam Meet

Talk about Praja Rajyam being a party of "party of brothers and brother-in-laws" gained ground on Friday when Mr Allu Aravind, the brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi, presided over a convention of Backward Classes organised by the party.

The meeting was organised to chalk out strategies to win the support of BCs. During the convention, Mr Aravind said that organisational committees in the PR would be appointed in a week.

It may be recalled that Mr Aravind had led the PR delegation to meet the director-general of police, Mr S.S.P. Yadav, and the State Human Rights Commission chairperson, Justice Subhashan Reddy, to submit a memorandum over the alleged attack on PR leaders at Pulivendula on Wednesday.

While addressing the BC gathering, Mr Aravind said that the proposed public meeting "BC Atma Gourava Sabha" would be held in Hyderabad in January to garner the support of the BCs.

The PR leadership is also planning to hold BC conventions across the state so as to understand the problems being faced by oppressed classes. After the completion of these meetings the PR camp managers would prepare a draft policy on the welfare of BCs, which will be incorporated in the election manifesto of the party.

Chiranjeevi Kadapa Praja Ankita Yatra Ends

Death seems to be shadowing the Praja Ankita Yatra of Praja Rajyam party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi, as one more fan died on the last leg of yatra in the district today.

P Brahamiah (25) from Peddaneni Kaluva Dalitwada in Tsundupalle mandal, along with six of his friends, was on his way to Kadapa for participating in the Chiranjeevi road show when their Tata Sumo Vehicle met with an accident at Pallanagarpalle in Ramapuram mandal. A speeding lorry collided head-on with it, resulting in the instantaneous death of Brahamaiah.

His six friends and the Sumo driver were seriously injured in the mishap and were shifted to the Rayachoti Government Hospital.

With the condition of Ramachandra (30) and Yerraiah (25) worsening, they were shifted to SVR Ruia Hospital in Tirupati where their condition is reported to be critical. The others, including driver Penchalaiah, are undergoing treatment at Rayachoti. There were three deaths and injuries to ten others during the three-day Yatra in the district.

As for the Yatra itself, it evoked overwhelming response with thousands of Chiranjeevi’s fans and supporters turning up in large numbers at his road shows. People lined up the road on both sides for about 8 km from Bhakrapeta to Ontimitta, while his fans were seen showering two truckloads of flowers on him all along.

Earlier, Chiranjeevi visited Pedda Dargha (Ameen Peer Dargha) and offered prayers there. He spent nearly one hour in the shrine and was explained its significance by Dargah Committee secretary Anwar. Later, he offered prayers at Pastoral House and was blessed by the bishop. He stayed there for the night.

Handloom weavers presented him with a saree, asking him to give it to his mother.

Moved by the gesture, Chiranjeevi said that Madhavarm was as famous as Dharmavarm and it was an honour for him to receive a saree from the Madhavaram weavers. He assured them that once he came to power, he would make it a priority to address the problems of weavers.

On reaching Tallapaka, passing Ontimitta and Nandalur on his way, he said that he was really thrilled to be standing on the land where saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya had lived once. His speeches at Rajampeta and Kodur had an emotional tinge.

District Congress leaders, however, belittled the public response, saying the crowds turned out just to see their favourite star. DCC president K Suresh Babu said the people of Kadapa viewed him as a flim personality rather than a political leader.

Kamalapuram MLA G Veera Siva Reddy wondered how the PRP chief would eradicate factionism while himself being accompanied by known factionists Bhuma Nagi Reddy and MV Ramana Reddy.

Chiranjeevi Favours Newcomers in Politics

It is high time ‘new blood’ enters politics as newcomers with a clean record could alone bring about a desirable change for betterment of society, Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi asserted on Thursday

Mr. Chiranjeevi, who addressed meetings during his road show at Chapadu, Mydukur, Khajipet and Chennur on the second day of his ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’ in Kadapa district, maintained that a ‘real change’ would improve the lives of the common man and the middle class. His roadshow drew impressive crowds despite being at least four hours behind schedule.

Reiterating his resolve to root out ‘political corruption’, which jeopardised societal interests, he called upon people to welcome a change for setting up a new order. Development should not be confined to a particular place, he stressed. He was a determined soldier and people were backing him; both could build a progressive society. This goal could be reached only when welfare schemes reached every household.

The party’s policies would be pro-farmer, he said.

Referring to Krishnapuram (KP) onions, a pungent variety which has large export potential and is grown in vast extents in Mydukur, he assured to give a fillip to export if his party was elected to power.

Chiranjeevi Praja Rajyam Party to Open Office November 22

The Praja Rajyam Party is going to open its office here on Saturday at Danavaipeta.

Announcing this on Thursday at a press conference, party leader M. Nageswara Rao said that the office was equipped with computers.

Mr. Nageswara Rao said party’s in-charge for East and West Godavari districts Tammineni Sitaram would inaugurate the office. Division-wise committees, comprising some 15 to 20 members, would be constituted soon, he said. He said that a cell for constituted to monitor the membership drive. Stating the changes, if any, in the voter list would be made between December 3 and 17 as per the directive of the Election Commission, he said that the party would ensure that all those who had attained 18 years would be enrolled this time. BC leaders of the party from East and West Godavari, Krishna and Khammam districts would meet in Hyderabad on Friday. A meeting of lawyers belonging to the party would meet in Hyderabad on November 22, he said. Chiranjeevi Fans Association district president Y. Srinivasa Rao and others were present.

Chiranjeevi Rayalaseema Tour Day-4 Pulivendula-Proddutur Pictures

Chiranjeevi PRP leaders Dharnas Across State

Praja Rajyam party followers on Wednesday staged dharnas at several places across the State, protesting against the Pulivendula attack on their leaders, allegedly by Congressmen, on Tuesday night.

In the State capital, party cadres ‘walked on their knees’ for some time near Nampally area to depict ‘a stunted democracy’ . In Secunderabad, they washed Mahatma Gandhi’s statue with milk, symbolic of cleansing the insult to democracy.

At a protest meet near Indira Park, party spokesperson P. Mitra denounced the Pulivendula attack saying there was no place for such violence in a progressive democracy.

Earlier, a delegation of Chiranjeevi Praja Rajyam leaders led by general secretary Allu Arvind submitted a memorandum to the State Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice B. Subhashan Reddy.

Past incident

In a press release, former Union Minister P. Upendra, who recently announced plans to join the PR party, said people had not forgotten the episode when chappals were thrown at then Chief Minister K. Vijayabhaskara Reddy in the presence of the Prime Minister at the instance of Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Meanwhile, the Lok Satta Party condemned the alleged ‘vandalism’ by Congress workers. It appealed to all political parties, to try and win people’s hearts.

Chiranjeevi all Praise for Pulivendula

Irrespective of the political differences, Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy must have appreciated Praja Rajyam party president Chiranjeevi for one reason. Chiranjeevi was all praise for Pulivendula, the native constituency of YSR, in Kadapa district. The PRP president, who toured Pulivendula as part of his road shows, was amazed to witness tremendous development in the constituency and the benefits being accrued to the people from the government. "I have seen a lot of development in Pulivendula. How nice it could have been, if such development is witnessed all over the State," he wondered. By the way, the Congress leaders were wondering whether Chiranjeevi was praising YSR or criticising him for focussing only on Pulivendula and ignoring the rest of the State. Well, that is politics!

Huge Turnout at Chiru Road Show in Pulivendula

Barring few incidents of protests, Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi’s road show in Pulivendula, the home turf of Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, was a grand success. Nearly 20,000 people accorded a warm welcome to the PRP chief. He was greeted with shouts of joy and slogans by the people, who patiently waited for the actorturned- politician, who was behind schedule by four hours. He was supposed to reach Pulivendula by 10 a.m. but arrived at around 2 p.m. All the commercial establishments downed their shutters down and decorated their shops with PRP flags and banners to welcome their matinee idol. Chiranjeevi too, responded in a emotional way, clearly overwhelmed by the reception he got from the people. In the aftermath of yesterday’s violence in Pulivendula, wherein PRP leaders Shoba Nagi Reddy and Kotagiri Vidyadhar Rao were attacked by some unidentified miscreants, suspected to be Congress activists, and PRP leaders holding the Chief Minister responsibility for it, the Congress activists, staged dharnas wearing black badges at some places along the yatra route of the PRP chief. At some places PRP flags were also burnt by the protestors. When one Congress supporter, identified as Kuwait Gangadhar, assaulted a PRP activists and tried to damage the party flag, he was taken into custody. A 32-year-old youth P Venkata Narayana Reddy from Sunkesula village in Simhadripuram mandal was critically injured, after he fell off from a building terrace as result of a stampede that took place when everyone rushed to have glimpse of the megastar. He was immediately rushed to Pulivendula Hospital and later shifted to RIMS Hospital in Kadapa.

Pawan Kalyan against YS Jagan?

The Praja Rajyam Party President Chiranjeevi is now undertaking the third leg of Praja Ankitha Yatra in Rayalaseema, the bastion of chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. According to media reports his tour of Ananthapur district attracted mega crowds.

From tomorrow, Chiranjeevi will tour Kadapa, the home district of the chief minister. The print media has come out with a scoop that Pawan Kalyan may contest as PRP candidate for Lok Sabha from Kadapa constituency, where at present Y Vivekananda Reddy, brother of chief minister, is the MP. It is widely believed that YS Jagan, son of the chief minister, will contest from this seat in the next elections.

Chirajeevi Rayalaseema To Kadapa Ankita Yatra

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi is embarking on a three-day ‘Praja Ankitha Yatra’ in Kadapa district from November 19 starting from Pulivendula Assembly constituency, a Congress stronghold being represented by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and his family members for the last three decades.

Welcome arches, flexiboard hoardings, Chiranjeevi’s cut-outs and large banners with the slogan ‘Preme lakshyam, sevaye margam’ (love is the goal and service is the path) and party flags have been put up in all the towns which the actor-turned politician is slated to tour in Kadapa district. Expected to arrive at Pulivendula at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Chiranjeevi will pass through Balapanur, the native village of the Chief Minister and would pass through Thondur, Muddanur, Jammalamadugu and Proddatur.

He would make a night halt on Rani Tirumala Devi Degree College premises, belonging to former MLA and Praja Rajyam leader M.V. Ramana Reddy, on
Proddatur-Mydukur Road
on November 19. He would proceed to Chapadu on November 20 and would cover Mydukur, Khajipet and Chennur to reach Kadapa, where he was expected to go round addressing street-corner meetings for about three hours. He would visit Ameen Peer Dargah (Pedda Dargah), before proceeding for a night halt to Church grounds at Ramanjaneyapuram on the outskirts of Kadapa. On November 21, the last day of his road show in Kadapa district, Chiranjeevi would pass through Bhakrapet, Vontimitta, Nandalur, Rajampet, Pullampet, Obulavaripalle and Railway Kodur, before leaving the district for Tirupati. Chiranjeevi would cover seven Assembly segments – Pulivendula, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Mydukur, Kadapa, Rajampet and Railway Kodur (SC). His tour would leave out Rayachoti, Kamalapuram and Badvel constituencies.

Praja Rajyam district observer Kotagiri Vidhyadhara Rao and leaders C. Ramachandraiah have been coordinating with party functionaries in the district for making necessary arrangements for their leaders’ yatra. Women and youth are expected to turn up in large numbers to watch Chiranjeevi, according to party leaders.

Former Minister S.A. Khaleel Basha, former MLA M.V. Ramana Reddy and leaders B. Hariprasad, P.C. Yogeswar Reddy, Athikari Venkataiah, Chennamsetti Murali and P. Srikanth Reddy are engrossed in making necessary arrangements for mobilising people of nearby villages to the routes being covered by Chiranjeevi.

Assault on Praja Rajyam leaders in Pulivendula

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi is conducting the third leg of Praja Ankita Yatra in Rayalaseema. He has already completed his tour in Ananthapur district. Today he is scheduled to tour Kadapa and hold a road show in Pulivendula, which is the home turf of chief minister Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy.

An advance party of PRP leaders, Shobha Nagi Reddy, Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao, NV Prasad and along with some party cadre reached Pulivendula yesterday evening and camped at the R & B guest house to oversee arrangements.

These PRP leaders and cadre were attacked by a group of people wielding sticks and other lethal weapons. The cars were damaged and the publicity material was burnt. The PRP workers were also assaulted.
The police are said to be mute witness to this incident.

Praja Rajyam Chief Chiranjeevi Meets People in Rain

The Praja Ankita Yatra of the Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi in Anantapur district entered the third day on Tuesday. Chiranjeevi addressed people under heavy rain at Yadiki. Criticising the government, he also tried to elicit their opinion on the PR. The PR chief urged the people and his fans to exercise restraint to prevent accidents.
He said he was very sad over the death of two of his fans at Dharmavaram and urged them to control such fans. Meanwhile, his yatra is set to enter Pulivendula, the bastion of the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, in Kadapa district on Wednesday.

Chiranjeevi Demands Compensation to Farmers

The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president Chiranjeevi on Tuesday demanded the State Government to pay Rs 3,000 as compensation to the groundnut farmers who lost the crop due to poor quality of the seeds.

He made this demand at Kalluru village while continuing the third day of his third leg of Praja Ankita Yatra.

He toured groundnut crop rich areas of Garladinne, Pamidi, Kalluru, Rayalacheruvu, Yadiki, Bhogasamudram and Tadipatry today. He blamed the Government for the failure of the groundnut crop in the region. Groundnut is being cultivated in about 18 lakh acres in this district, the PRP president said adding that it is the main stay of the farmers of this area.

He expressed anguish over the woes of groundnut farmers and said that they were unable to get even 2 quintals of yield from one acre where they are supposed to get at least 10 quintals.

Even the price in the market is meagre, fetching them not more than Rs 1,000 per quintal, the PRP president said.

While addressing the gathering at Pamidi, Chiranjeevi regretted the problems being experienced by the business people of the village.

The star-turned-politician said Pamidi village which is known as second Mumbai for its production and export of quality textiles, those engaged in the business are not supported by the Government in any way.

Speaking at Garladinne, the megastar expressed shock over the death of two people at Dhrmavaram yesterday in his road show. He conveyed his condolences to the families of Tajuddin and Adinarayana who died in the stampede and promised that the party would take care of the bereaved families. He urged his fans to control themselves to ward of untoward incidents.

While stating that his aim is to bring social justice, the PRP chief said that the Boya community people of Anantapuram would get fair deal in his party. He received a memorandum submitted by the representatives of the community.

At Gooty he recalled the valor of one Appanna, a railway gateman who chased away the British soldiers who tried to molest a woman in 1930s. He urged the people to take him as an example and fight out the present political and administrative systems. He told the youth that they have the power to change the fate of the nation.

At the lunch break Chiranjeevi christened two new-born kids as Rutwik and Ramcharan Tej. The parents of the new born who belong to Gosanpally village near Rayala Cheruvu brought them to Chiranjeevi for his blessings and requesting him to name the newly born.