Hyderabad: Megastar Chiranjeevi has thrashed many a villain in reel life, but he will be adopting a non-confrontationist Gandhigiri style in his political life. In fact, Chiranjeevi had played a role in popularising Gandhigiri in the state through his film ‘Shankar Dada Zindabad,’ a remake of the popular Munnabhai MBBS. Now he is going to translate it to the realm of politics too. It is known that he Praja Rajyam chief has been poring through books of self-help gurus such as Stephen R. Covey, Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie to teach his party workers a non-confrontationist problem-solving approach in political matters. Even if the Praja Rajyam leaders come under severe attack from political rivals, the party would exercise utmost restraint while retaliating. “Chiranjeevi wants to establish moral standards in the political system,” said the Praja Rajyam spokesperson, Mr Parakala Prabhakar. “To ensure this, he has asked leaders and workers in the party not to respond for criticisms from other parties.” The rule is applicable to leaders and workers of all levels and was also impressed upon Rayalaseema strongman Mr Bhuma Nagi Reddy when he joined the party. “Even Tammineni Sitaram was given a lecture on non violence when he joined,” said a close aide of Chiranjeevi. The Praja Rajyam will adopt this pacifist attitude even in the agitations it will take up.
However, Chiranjeevi will not wear Khadi to advertise his Gandhism and will continue to don his customary white shirt and black trousers. “You won’t find any change in my attire. I want to go to the public with my normal dress,” Chiranjeevi told this correspondent. The actor feels that his customary dress code would touch the hearts of middle and lower middle class people, whose votes he is looking for. It was film actor-turned-politician Mr N.T.Rama Rao who broke the traditional laws of politics by wearing khaki dress to identify with the poor. Later, NTR opted for saffron clothing and a turban
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