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courtesy: the times of India Chiranjeevi’s supposed stronghold areas and potential vote banks - East and West Godavari - broke into spontaneous celebrations late on Saturday and early Sunday as locals “rejoiced’’ over the news of the superstar’s defeat. Even Prajarajyam party workers were seen distributing sweets when the news of Allu Aravind’s Anakapalli defeat flashed on TV screens. “We are very happy. These fellows ( Chiranjeevi and Allu Aravind) were selling tickets in their first election itself, even before they came to power. They would have looted the state had they won,’’ a resident of East Godavari told TOI. Party workers and residents of the twin districts, from where PRP won just one seat, were at their vitriolic best on Saturday as they now possibly knew there was no point in being politically correct anymore. “We wanted to see Chiranjeevi as the chief minister. But, now we have given up the hope in disgust,’’ said a PRP leader in Kakinada. He further said, “Parties become polluted and leaders become corrupt only after a few years into politics. But in PRP, the rot set in right from the beginning.’’ Another PRP leader said that Chiranjeevi and his family did not trust anyone except Aravind. “That has resulted in this disaster. They did not take the opinion of the cadre at any level,’’ he said. Party workers said tickets were given to “worthless candidates,” ignoring the lists given by the cadre. The biggest complaint among the cadre is that Allu Aravind stood as a wall between them and Chiranjeevi and this, they say, was the main reason why the party was swept out. “Allu Aravind deserved to be defeated. Not only did he mislead Chiranjeevi on important issues, he alienated many leaders and forced them to leave the party,’’ said a party leader blaming Aravind for selling party tickets, unmindful of the candidates’ credentials, character and capacity. The party cadre had apparently advised Chiranjeevi to contest from Narasapuram constituency but he chose Palakollu. “It is a good example of how blind the party leadership was to the aspirations of the party cadre,’’ another PRP leader said. While some Chiru fans here said that even the single seat won by PRP should have been lost, a few remained loyal saying that the celebrations in the two districts were inappropriate. “We cannot see him being insulted by party workers,’’ said a Chiranjeevi Yuvatha district leader in West Godavari. But such sentiments were rare. Clearly, Chiranjeevi has lost a lot more than just an election. Respect and fans could just be added to the list of his losses. courtesy: the times of India Related StoriesBig-loss-to-party---Sonia AICC chief Sonia Gandhi termed PJR's death as a big loss to the congress party. News of PJR’s death spread like wild fire and supporters assembled in thousands outside the hospital within a short time. The traffic came to a standstill on the minister’s road. All shops and establishments in the Khairatabad area downed their shutters voluntarily as a mark of respect to the late leader. PJR’s recently went to the house of Chiranjeevi to offers his condolences over the death of Chiranjeevi’s father. No one knew that within less than a week, PJR himself would be no more. Popularly known as the Hyderabad brothers, Marri Sasidhar Reddy and PJR were close friends. Sasidhar Reddy said he has lost his dear brother. The T more Chiru-‘skips’-Amaravathi-due-to-sentiment  Sentiment played a key part in the decision of Chiranjeevi to skip the temple town of Amaravathi in Guntur. Chiru is now touring the district as part of his road shows. The fans of Chiranjeevi conveyed to Chiru that it is not auspicious to stay overnight at Amaravathi. The reason is that all the politicians who stayed overnight at the place lost their power soon after. N Janaradhan Reddy is one example. He stayed overnight at Amaravathi and lost his CM post soon thereafter. So Chiranjeevi skipp more Chiru-is-our-guest-–-JC’s-brother  There is no love lost between congressmen and Chiranjeevi. Minister’s JC Diwakar Reddy has been one of he vocal critics of Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi is now on a tour of Rayalaseema. As part of his yatra, Chiru will visit Tadipathri, the stronghold of JC brothers today. JC Prabhakar Reddy, brother of Diwakar Reddy, who is also the municipal vice-chairman, said that even though they have political differences with Chiranjeevi, he will be treated as a guest. The roads have been cleaned and bleaching powder sprayed all along the route that Chiranjeevi is expected to take. &nbs more Ram-Charan-makes-papa-Chiru-proud Ram Charan is celebrating his birthday today. Father Chiranjeevi is a proud man today and rightly so. Ram Charan has come out of his father’s shadow and proved himself as a talented hero with his very first film Chirutha. Chiranjeevi says that Ram Charan was a much disciplined boy even as a child. He has very high regard and respect towards elders. He is always courteous and respectful towards everyone. Chiranjeevi said that Ram Charan is now a true reflection of his own personality. Ram Charan as conducted himself with great poise and dignity in private as well as public. He has made his father keep his head up with his behavior. Chiranjeevi went through a lot of turmoil in the last one year and Ram Charan was a gre more Cruel-blow-to-Chiranjeevi  Fate has dealt a cruel blow to Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi’s daughter Sreeja gives a shock of his life to Chiranjeevi by running away from home and getting married. The hasty act by the girl and her comments saying that she faces threat from her parent’s side has hurt Chiranjeevi deeply. The fact that she went to town with her marriage story through the media has only further added insult to injury. Chiranjeevi is not meting anyone and he is yet to recover from the cruel blow dealt by his daughter. The inc more Minister-says-YS-is-the-real-megastar The leaders from political parties like Congress and TDP were very cautious and guarded in their comments against Chiranjeevi all these days. The reason was that Chiranjeevi fans were present in large numbers in all political parties and he was still seen as a mere actor. As such, any adverse comment against him might force the party cadre to desert the party and jump on to the Chiranjeevi bandwagon. But with the prospect of Chiranjeevi entering politics now slowly turning into a reality, leaders cutting across political parties are ready to take him headlong on policies and principles. A senior minister, Geetha Reddy said openly yesterday that in politics, Chiranjeevi does not command any respect nor does he carry a more Srija-now-dictates-terms-to-father  After eloping and getting married against her parent’s wishes, Srija continues to torment her family and her father in particular. She is now in Delhi under the court’s protection. She now is dictating terms to her father. She has set forth some conditions before her father and will return only after he fulfills them. The conditions are – 1. Chiranjeevi must call her personally and assure her that no harm would be done to her. 2. Chiranjeevi must speak to her husband over phone and ally his fears. more Jaya-cautions-Chiru  Ever since the news of Chiranjeevi entering politics came out, people started commenting about it in a big way. The newspapers as well as TV channels started doling out advice to Chiru. Every Tom, dick and Harry had some advice or the other for Chiranjeevi. Chiru did not take much notice of all this unsolicited advice but he is seeking the advice from some close friends in the industry as also that of some trusted politicians. Megastar is reported to have met Jayalalitha secretly when he was in Chennai in January. Wh more Another-mishap-in-Chiru-road-show  It is now becoming an increasingly common feature at all road shows conducted by Chiranjeevi. Many people have lost their lives but the PRP chief goes on and on without being too much concerned. Two more people lost tier lives today when the roof of the building they were standing on caved in at Nandikotkur this evening. Two people died on the spot and 12 people were injured and were admitted to a hospital. more Dattanna-praises-Chiru!  Bandaru Dattatreya surprised everyone by praising Chiranjeevi sky high. Dattanna, as he is popularly known, said that Chiranjeevi commands a wide respect among the people and he is also very reliable. The same cannot be said about Balakrishna or even Jr. NTR, said Dattanna. He also said that while people are turning up in large numbers to watch the actors, including Chiru, it is doubtful if even half of them will vote for them. Dattana reiterated that it is only in Chiranjeevi t more |
