Both are poor!!

We all know that a 60 year old actor has come amidst people as leader and turned CM 25 years ago. The journalist who has got acquaintance with NTR those days has revealed certain facts to a News Paper. He said that he asked a few questions to NTR when he announced the party and mentioned this: "What is the agenda of your party? Are you right to the center or left to the center"? Then NTR replied, "Ours is a regional party and we have no connection with Center at all". That was the political ignorance of NTR those days.

"But that ignorance was not projected in big way in News Paper due to the agreement he had with Ramoji Rao", the journalist said.

The journalist also said, "NTR used to talk in grandiloquence to bluff people as if he knows lots of things. As it was difficult for him to communicate he used to confuse people with the 'heavy language' which people do not understand. NTR never used to read News Papers those days and he was a complete illiterate in politics by the time he announced his party. Chiranjeevi is a bit better than him. He reads News Papers at least. NTR turned CM by pretending as a politician with vision and with the help of News Paper, Eenadu. Now Chiranjeevi also needs such a support. We all know how Chiranjeevi fumbled while reading the agenda that was prepared by some other person, during the announcement of party on August 26th. But media is not that generous like in 1982. It is rampant now and battering Chiranjeevi highlighting the loopholes and weak points".

No one, including NTR, expect that he would sweep and win in 1983. But that happened miraculously-thanks to the hysteria of people. Congress leaders, those days, said that NTR would certainly lose in elections and he has to go back to Madras with bag and baggage. Had NTR lost, the same Congress leaders would have made it big scene stating that their prediction hadn't gone wrong. NTR tried to develop alliance with many parties and finally decided to join with Menaka Gandhi's 'Sanjay Vichar Manch' which has no recognition among public at all.

Congress is 125 years old, TDP is 25 and Chiranjeevi party has just born. There would certainly be tremendous difference among the experience and outlook of these parties. Even Chandrababu has no proper view on issues like Telengana and how Chiranjeevi can have? Chandrababu is pointing out the authority of relatives in Chiranjeevi's party. But what he is doing with Balakrishna, Hari Krishna, NTR and Kalyan Ram? Four fingers point on us while we point one on a person. To sum up, we can say Chandrababu and YSR are rough politicians and they know how to play cards as per time and trend. But Chiranjeevi is very poor in such things as well as political knowledge like NTR when he started party.

Another TDP leader joins in chiru's party

The political migrations to Praja Rajyam, floated recently by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, continued with former TDP minister K Vidyadhar Rao on Monday joining the party along with his followers.

Rao, who held several key positions in TDP during his 25 year long political career, was expelled from the regional party a few months ago for openly supporting Chiranjeevi and predicting that the matinee idol would become the next Chief Minister.

People are looking up to Chiranjeevi to provide clean and corruption-free government that is wedded to moral values, Rao said while vowing to work for Praja Rajyam's success in the next years elections.

"I am confident that he will herald the much-needed change," Rao, a four-time legislator from West Godavari district, said at Praja Rajyam office here.

Asserting that he was not aspiring for any position in the party, Rao, who had served in the cabinets of late N T Rama Rao and Chandrababu Naidu, said he wanted to contribute his mite in realising the dreams of Chiranjeevi and ushering in genuine social justice in the state.

"Chiranjeevi has inspired countless youths to take to social service and is keen on working for social justice. I will be happy to be part of this mission," Rao, who had also served as Deputy Floor Leader of TDP in the past, said.

Welcoming him into the party fold, Chiranjeevi said the former TDP leaders vast experience would be an asset for new party.

Chiranjeevi launched the party before a mammoth gathering at the temple town of Tirupati on August 26.

He is now gearing up for a state-wide tour, raising expectations among his fans that he will re-create the magic of legendary hero NTR who had created a record by storming to power within nine months of forming Telugu Desam Party in 1983.

Chiranjeevi's political entry has triggered desertions from the main players--Congress and TDP.

Soon after the actor's announcement of political foray, senior Congress MP from Narsapur Harirama Jogaiah quit the party and Lok Sabha membership and joined Chiranjeevi's party.

The TDP Rajya Sabha member C Ramachandraiah, former MP and Rayalaseema strongman B Nagireddy and his wife Shobha had also resigned from TDP and joined the actor's camp.