Friday, November 7, 2008

America lo Obama, Andhra lo Annayya


“America lo Obama, Andhra lo Annayya.” So said Chiranjeevi, as he unfolded his chief ministerialambitions succinctly clear when he claimed the US people gave the mandate to Barack Obama as they desired a `social change’ in their country.

The Prajarajyam party chief said just like America’s melting pot, which voted for the first-ever African-American president, Amdhra people would vote for social justice — the megastar’s pet topic during his road shows in the Telangana heartland. Likening himself to Obama, he said since the people desired social justice, he would emulate the US president-elect in bringing about social change in AP.

Addressing a massive crowd in the town as part of his “Praja Ankita Yatra” on the concluding day of his second leg of tour in the district, Chiranjeevi said a similar result was in the offing in AP, evoking a thunderous applause from the gathering. “Much as other parties chanted about doing justice to all sections of the society, it would be only the Prajarajyam which would usher in a social state where people could lead happy life,” the star politician told the crowd, drawing instant claps.

That Chiranjeevi bidding for the CM’s gaddi taking Obama’s name during the road shows at Vyra and Tallada has what made the yatra all the more interesting, sources said. In a veiled reference to TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu’s claims of attracting the votes of the youth, the PRP chief said the youth form the fulcrum of his party. “They are the backbone of our party and we are going to face the elections with their support,” he asserted.

Referring to the absence of medical facilities for the fever-stricken tribals in the district, the PRP chief pointed out that it was ironical that in a district from where two health ministers — Vanama Venkateshwar Rao and Sambani Chandrasekhar — come, health facilities continue to be inaccessible for thousands of tribals.

“Public money is being misutilised in the name of Arogyasri, but the poor are not getting the required medical care,” he said.

Earlier, Chiranjeevi addressed a series of meetings at Tallada, Panukuru, Sujatanagar, Kothagudem, Paloncha and Burgam Pahad.

As part of his eight-day-long tour, he has covered as many as 26 Assembly and six Lok Sabha constituencies spread over Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam districts, traversing a distance of 1,500 km and addressing more than 100 road shows.

The star politician wound up his yatra in North Telangana with a road show at the temple town of Bhadrachalam late on Thursday night. Sources said the actor would have Lord Rama’s darshan on Friday morning and later he would fly to Hyderabad by a helicopter.

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