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Chiranjeevi's star power dents Cong's confidence
Published on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 01:58, Updated on Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 14:17 in India section
Tags: General Elections 2009, Chiranjeevi , Hyderabad
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Hyderabad: Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi might maintain a stoic silence over his political plans but the Congress has already launched its attack.
State Marketing Minister M Mareppa is the most vocal and he's targeting Chiru's charities - blood and eye banks meant to help the poor.
“The blood banks are selling blood, not donating them. No one knows where the eyes are going. We want a white paper on his charities,” he says.
Chiru's larger-than-life image is expected to help him make a considerable dent in the Congress' vote bank when the state goes to polls next year. A worried Congress is trying to attack just that.
“Chiranjeevi must also show his remuneration from his acting years. How much has he earned and what is the income tax he has paid. He must declare all this before he contests elections,” says Mareppa.
Chiranjeevi and his party workers have chosen not to react to the Congress' attack. But the mega star's fans are angry.
“The Congress is behaving very badly. They're obviously scared of Chiranjeevi's entry into politics,” says one angry fan.
The political scene in the state is slowly re-aligning to accommodate the star's entry. Telugu Desam Party MLA Devendra Goud called it quits with the party on Monday over differences with party chief Chandrababu Naidu on the issue of statehood for Telangana.
Speculation abound he is all set to join Chiranjeevi.
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The word Chiru means anything for masses in Andhra Pradesh, particularly youth. Just passing some baseless allegations by congress leaders
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The Congress leadears are scared to hell as Chiranjeevi will take away most of their vote bank in the Coastal
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It is always good for ordinary people if chiranjeevi comes to politics.Iam sure he will try to change the current
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Dear Friends,
wait.In the days to come,Congress will findmore and more of these vote piercing banks for them.
In the forth coming
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