Chiranjeevi offers blood for Mumbai victims

Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Thursday offered to provide blood from his blood bank for the injured in Mumbai terrorist attacks.He wrote to the Maharashtra chief minister and chief secretary offering blood from Chiranjeevi Blood Bank here.

“We are ready to make required quantity of blood available for the treatment of the injured,” the actor told reporters. Chiranjeevi also appealed to his fans to donate blood and help those being treated.

The founder and president of the Praja Rajyam Party condemned the terrorist attacks and expressed condolences for those killed.

Chiranjeevi said the failure by the central intelligence agencies led to the attack. “The attacks show that terrorists can strike wherever they want. The common man is feeling insecure,” he said.

Chiranjeevi promises 100 BC seats

The Praja Rajyam president, Chiranjeevi, intensified his efforts to win over weaker sections who form a major chunk of voters in the state.
In a bid to woo the Backward Classes, Chiranjeevi said the PR would give utmost priority to the BCs while allotting tickets in the ensuing elections

“We will give more than 100 seats to the BCs in the coming Assembly elections,” he said during a meeting, organised by the PR leadership to observe the 118th death anniversary of Jyothirao Pule in the city.

Chiranjeevi’s poser to YSR

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi on Monday dared Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to spell out what he did for his birthplace Balapanur in Kadapa district.

At a press conference to announce the entry of former Union Minister P. Upendra into the PR, he wondered why Dr. Reddy was repeatedly criticising him and asking him what he had done for Mogalturu, his (Chiranjeevi’s) native village.

“Dr. Reddy was born in Balapanur, but migrated to Pulivendula. He may have developed Pulivendula, but if I ask him to say what he has done for his native place, what will he reply?”, he asked.

Given the PR president’s obsession with ‘Gandhigiri’ and decency, decorum and etiquette in politics, this is the first time he has directly taken the name of the Chief Minister, that too, after he has been repeatedly criticised on several occasions.

Referring specifically to the flak he got for twirling his moustache and slapping his thigh like he did in the superhit movie ‘Indra’ in Kadapa district, Mr. Chiranjeevi said these actions were signs of a man’s ‘pourusham’ (courage) but not ‘rowdyism or goondaism’. He recalled that Mahatma Gandhi had a lot of ‘pourusham’.

The PR president also defended the party welcoming seniors into its fold, saying they were joining hands not with any aspirations for a position or power but only expressing their concern for the poor and deprived sections

MLA tickets for fans from PRP : Nagababu

Nagababu stated that megafans have been travelling with them since past 20-30 years and they deserve perty tickets in upcoming elections.
He said coalitions with other parties are not as important as maintaining relations with fans..

He was participating in PRP meeting at rajamundry and spoke on that occassion.
The meeting was organised at Rivers Bay Resort.

Chiru foresees 125 to 150 seats for PRP

Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi gave his party 125 to 150 seats in the 294-seat Assembly in the ensuing elections. Asked about the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s estimate that the Congress would get 230 seats and the Prajya Rajyam 15, Chiranjeevi said with a smile:...

“He might have forgotten to put a zero beside 15. Or else he might have failed to insert a two between the numbers.” He also confirmed that the Praja Rajyam would go it alone in the elections.