Chiru, now a true leader

After his trips to Siricilla and Polepalli, Chiranjeevi has transformed himself into a true politician and is now able to speak on any issue with confidence Just two short visits to rural areas, Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi is a completely transformed man. From a naïve beginner in politics, he now looks like a true politician.

The initial tentativeness in his statements has gone and he is confidently speaking on any issue - be it fertiliser crisis, weavers’ suicides, special economic zones or even Indo-US nuclear deal. “He appears to be a lot more confident in his approach now. Even with regard to sensitive issues like Telangana, he is dealing in a more matured fashion,” a political analyst observed.

What could be the reason for his dramatic transformation in Chiranjeevi’s personality? “Well, direct interaction with people to have first hand knowledge about their problems will always broaden one’s perspective. That’s what has happened to Chiranjeevi. Instead of merely depending on the information fed by his advisors, Chiranjeevi decided to go people directly. His visit to Siricilla and interaction with weavers definitely helped him understand their problems. So is his visit to Polepally, where he directly heard from the people affected by Special Economic Zone about their plight. After his return from these two trips, Chiranjeevi has been behaving like a real politician,” the analyst said.

Even while dealing with the media, there has been a sea change in him in the last one month. In the first press conference on August 17, Chiranjeevi was very soft and polite with media persons, who were flooding him with a volley of questions. He looked very nervous and at times, confused at answering some critical questions. But in the latest press conference after his return from the two trips, Chiranjeevi appeared very aggressive not only answering the questions, but also in dealing with reporters. From an innocent face, Chiranjeevi was displaying various moods in his face, depending on the questions he was receiving from the media. Secondly, he was found addressing reporters in singular number (though some reporters felt it was disrespect towards them). He has also started identifying mediapersons regularly coming to press conferences and addressing them by their names.

And he answered all the questions with aplomb. The way he answered the question with regard to Chiranjeevi's opposition towards Indo-US nuclear deal shows how he transformed himself into a true politician. “Former President A P J Abdul Kalam might have supported the nuclear deal in its overall perspective. But he is not a politician to go into the nitty-gritty of each and every issue of the deal and make a comment. I, as a politician, can do that and demand that the Centre give more clarity on the deal to the people,” he said.

Political observers feel that the more Chiranjeevi goes into people, the more matured he would become in politics. “I am sure, by the end of his State-wide tour, the megastar would emerge as mega politician,” an analyst said.

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Praja Rajyam Party founder president Chiranjeevi said on Thursday that his party after coming to power would delegate more powers to the gram panchayats and other local bodies. He said that the local bodies were yet to get powers under 29 subjects as envisaged by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments. “It is necessary to transfer all the powers due to the local bodies in order to achieve the self-sustainability,” he said. Mr Chiranjeevi was interacting with the villagers at the Gangadevipally, where he was on a study tour to know about the development of the village through self-help initiatives, in Geesukonda mandal of the district. He was “surprised” by the unprecedented development of the village, which has achieved total literacy, total enrollment, and self-sustainability in several areas, and called for the replication of the success in all other villages of the State. Reminiscing his film career, Mr Chiranjeevi said that he had also played an activist role in his Rudraveena movie, which also highlighted the village development. He said every person in Gangadevipally lived the role in their real life. The actor was awestruck when village sarpanch Kusam Raja Mouly said they would impose Rs 500 fine on those who fail to water their plants and those who defy village committees.

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Watch a change in Chiru's style and tone!

Did anybody watch the change in style, tone and tenor in megastar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi these days?

A close observation of his press conference on Sunday clearly indicated that there is a dramatic change in Chiranjeevi's style, eversince he returned from his two public visits. In the initial days of his launch of political party, Chiranjeevi used to be modest, shy and quiet in his talk and walk. He used to give innocent smiles and was hesitant to reply questions from the media.

But now, Chiranjeevi is lot more confidant. His facial expressions remind us of his heroic roles in the films, quickly changing from question to question. He is displaying irritation, anger and sarcasm in his replies and is also avoiding answers to questions that are unpalatable to him. What is more, he is calling media persons by their names and using singular number (eka vachanam) – changing from "meeru" to "nuvvu." So, he is gradually acquiring political colours, isn't he?

PR flag festival: Chiru

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi announced that the event – Uroora Praja Rajyam Uroora Pandaga (Praja Rajyam in Every village; Festival in every village) – will be celebrated all over the state. He sought the party activists and fans to unfurl the party flag in all villages, town and cities. He further sought them to plan one crore saplings on that day, not merely as a party activity, but with commitment as social service. The same day, Chiru will be taking the membership of the party, giving it first to his physically challenged fan Balakrishna. To start with the district level offices would be set up, followed by at all mandal and village levels soon, Chiranjeevi said.

Urura Praja Rajyam from Oct.2nd

Chiranjeevi will start his state tour next month from the remote Srikakulam district.
The Praja Rajyam Party will begin the week-long "Oroora Praja Rajyam" (Praja Rajyam in every town) -- a massive mass contact programme , from October 2nd

"The first week's programme will usher in a green revolution wherein our party workers will plant one crore saplings across the state," Chiranjeevi announced at a press conference here today.

Unlike routine political show, the mass contact programme of the party would be a social awareness campaign, he said adding, the party's membership enrolment drive would also be taken up simultaneously.

Chiranjeevi will visit Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts in the north coastal region in the first phase of his tour.

He will also visit three Telangana districts in the second phase covering a couple of districts in Rayalaseema region by the end of October.

"We have formed an ad hoc committee to oversee the tour arrangements. We are working on the logistics to cover 50-km a day. I am very eager to go and meet the people," Chiranjeevi said.

After launching his party on August 26, Chiranjeevi visited Siricilla in Karimnagar district last week to interact with families of weavers.

He later went to Polepalli in Mahbubnagar district to express solidarity with farmers whose land had been acquired by the government for setting up a special economic zone.