HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam has regretted that ‘injustice’ had been done to the State in terms of the poor representation in the Union Council of Ministers and charged Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy with lack of will to pursue the State’s agenda. At a press conference here on Thursday, senior leader T. Sitaram said that although 33 Congress MPs were elected from the State, Dr. Reddy managed to secure only one Cabinet rank Minister and four Ministers of State.

In comparison, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, that sent lesser number of Congress and Trinamool Congress MPs, had bagged many more berths while the NCP could get three. He regretted that the North-South divide still continued despite better performance. Of the 78-strong Union Cabinet, only 26 were from the South, he said.

TIRUPATI: Praja Rajyam president and Tirupati MLA K. Chiranjeevi on Thursday left no stone unturned to lift the sagging morale of his party cadres in the district.

On his maiden visit to the constituency that voted him, Mr. Chiranjeevi conducted a district-level review meeting and thanked the people of the district who had voted in favour of the party candidates. He also told the party workers in no uncertain terms the need to get in touch with the grassroots.

After offering prayers at Tirumala, Mr. Chiranjeevi drove down to the suburban Padmavathipuram where he inaugurated the party’s local office in the building adjacent to the residence of party leader Chadalawada Krishnamurthy. He was mobbed by party enthusiasts and youth wherever he went. In a closed-door meeting with district convener Jangalapalli A.Srinivasulu, former legislators A. Mohan and Ch. Krishnamurthy, office-bearers S. Muni Subramanyam and Kathula Sudhakar among others, Mr. Chiranjeevi was learnt to have made some plain-speaking on the reasons for the party’s defeat in the State and the factors that led to its poor show in the district as well.

The meet discussed at length the gaping gaps in the party’s administrative machinery and its failure to appeal to the masses, in spite of all the initial hype on the party and the halo around the leader. Mr. Chiranjeevi was learnt to have told the workers not to get dejected as the party had made significant strides in reaching out to the weaker sections, as could be seen from the voting pattern. He held separate meetings with leaders of the 14 constituencies to get first-hand information on the lacunae in the setup and the reasons for the dent in the expected vote share.

BIGGEST POLLITICAL PARTY MEETING EVER & FOR EVER AT TIRUPATI LORD VENKATESWARA

When it comes to reel life, megastar Chiranjeevi was one man who was the ruling emperor of Tollywood and he was on the throne for more than a decade. However, things do not look to be the same when it comes to real life and one truth that has been expressed by many is that there is no Chiranjeevi without his brother in law and the mastermind Allu Aravind.

This is no exaggeration in the views as many incidents that took place in the Praja Rajyam Party that has been founded by Chiru had demonstrated. Apart from that, many internal sources that work with the PRP have confirmed that Chiru does not even turn his head unless he takes a word of advice from his brother in law.

Now, Chiru has got a rather difficult situation at hand now as he is all set to enter the assembly and at the same time, he does not have Allu around since he lost. So many are waiting to see as to what or how will Chiru speak with his mere presence at the assembly. Many are also imagining a situation when chief minister Y S R could show his natural aggression and cut Chiru to size which would wipe the entire fame and charisma that Chiru developed from few decades. It is known that Chiru is more attached to image and respect than anything else.

It must be recalled that during the Vajrotsavam time, the tussle that broke out between Chiru and Mohan Babu. Chiru is said to have taken few minutes off before giving his response, he then discussed the matter with Aravind and is said to have uttered exactly those words that Aravind had prepared for. Coming back to the assembly, Chiru might face the risk of facing ragging from congress, TDP and he would not have his Allu Aravind around.

If Chiru keeps quiet he will be treated as dud and people forget him for ever. If he speaks, he needs to have thorough knowledge. Otherwise Rosiah may say, “Koorchovayya Chiranjeevi…idhemi cinema shooting kaadu chethikochchina dialogue evado raasisthe nuvvu notikochchinattu chadavadaaniki…’ And YSR may say, “Bavamaridi lekundaa nuvvu maatladalevule kaani…paruvupoka munde koorchunte manchidi”. Chandrababu may say, “edi maatladina logic tho undaali..chiranjeevi laa kaadu”.

Where Chiru keeps his head if those situations arise? Can he give retort? Or spoils his health and becomes an absentee in Assembly.

His image importance might be at jeopardy and many are wondering whether Chiru will keep look around or will he talk? Even better, there are those who say that he might take a break during the proceedings, calls Allu on mobile and then comes back with an answer or a statement. It will be interesting to see Chiru in the assembly now.

It’s like Arjuna’s battle in kurukshetram without Lord Krishna on his chariot.

The announcement of Sabita Indra Reddy as the new Home minister was widely welcomed by everyone. Sabita has scored the distinction of not only becoming the first woman in the state to assume charge as Home Minister but she is also perhaps the first woman in the entire country to hold the distinction.

The Telugu Mahila Chief Roja was very liberal in her praise. She welcomed the appointment of a woman as the Home Minister. Roja also congratulated Sabita and hoped that the atrocities against women in the state will come down during her reign.

The Mahila Rajyam chief Shobha Rani on the other hand ridiculed the appointment of Sabita as the Home Minister. She said that it was a joke!

While Roja’s statement is being widely appreciated, Shobha Rani’s words have not gone down well with the people, even her own party men say that she has put her foot in her mouth with her foolish statement.

Roja Saying Congrats to Sabitha Indrareddy

Rebel Star Krishna Raju was the member of BJP a month before the elctions. thjere were rumors that Krishnam Raju would join Congress but finally joined PRP and contested for Loka Sabha from Rajamandry and last the elections to Congress candidate Undlavally Arun Kumar.

After loosing the elections, Krishnam Raju never seen at thePRP prty office. When the postmartem on defeat is going on at PRP office with all senior members of the party, Krishnam Raju never attended these meetings.

All of a sudden Krisham Raju met YSR at latter’s camp office and congratulated YSR for winning the elections.

When the media asked to react. Mr Raju said ‘ If at all I join congress, I will definitely inform you, People have voted Congress only seeing the development done by YSR’.

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi, having come to grips with the party’s poor electoral performance, has launched a programme to revamp its set-up.

He has formed two committees – for reception and programmes, and improve access for the benefit of those from districts who want to meet him. According to a daily schedule finalised, Mr. Chiranjeevi will now be available at his residence between 7 and 9 a.m. and at the party office on Road No. 46 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and again between 4 and 9 p.m.

He will receive visitors for an hour both in the morning and evening daily.

This apart, the reception committee will have a representative from districts available at the party office to identify visitors and facilitate their meeting with the party president.

The representative will prioritise the visitors based on their work. It is learnt that the party has completed an exercise and is in possession of a list with names of those who worked in districts.

A day’s training and orientation programme has been chalked out for new legislators on May 31, On the same day, the PR chief will name the legislature party’s deputy leaders, secretaries and whip.

Even as Praja Rajyam Party was conducting a series of meetings to introspect into the reasons for the party’s debacle in the recent elections, one person who was conspicuous by his absence was Pavan Kalyan, president of Yuva Rajyam, the youth wing of the PRP.

Pavan Kalyan’s absence has raised many an eye brow, as he was an important element of the the party’s campaign in the elections. “He has influenced selection of several candidates, some directly and others indirectly. He was the one who played a major role in the party’s campaign strategy. So, he should have been part of the team introspecting into the party’s defeat in the elections. He cannot simply run away like that,” a party leader said.

Pavan is said to have stopped coming to the party office after the election results. Leaders in his coterie are also making occasional appearance. He is now concentrating on his next film venture, sources say.

After the Political affairs committee meet, Chiru spoke to media today evening and explained the reason for the poor performance of his party.

1.The symbol (Rail Engine) was not clearly visible, so we are going for new symbol after consulting election commission.

2.We were little bit delayed while allotting the tickets, we could have announced the list little earlier.

3.As we were more particular about social justice, it was some disadvantage to us,instead of going for Gelupu Gurralu, we…..

4. We were expecting 40% vote share in the state, but Manmohan Singh effect is very much there on the state.

5.Still the party has done well in the elections by procuring more than 70 lakhs votes.

Megastar Chiranjeevi seems to have a very filmy approach for everything he does. That is something he did even for his political career and while it has worked for him, it seems to have fired badly for his party members having looked at the recent election results.

Meanwhile, Chiru is all set to enter the assembly and it seems that he is quite excited over his new role as an MLA. In order to equip himself with the nuances of this new role, Chiru is said to be looking at going for tuitions for the assembly classes so that he makes his presence felt.

The assembly sessions are said to be beginning during the first week of June and Chiru is rather keen to observe the proceedings there and understand how resolutions are made and passed. In a way, this will be a debut for the megastar so let us see how he performs in this one.

T. Seshnarayan, Chairman, Media Cell of the Praja Rajyam on Friday quit his position and primary membership of the party.

It is understood that continued humiliation and lack of trust in him by senior members of the party, compounded by the party’s electoral debacle led to this step. He sent in his letter of resignation to P. Vinay, general secretary, asking it to be forwarded to party president Chiranjeevi. He said he was forced to quit because he had lost hope that the PR would ever function like a political party.

He joined the Praja Rajyam inspired by the USP of change and social justice.