Chiru about PRP defeat in 2009 elections

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi was the first opposition leader to give his reaction on the election results. He had no other option but to appear before the media waiting at the party office and give his reaction.

And he was quite uneasy and fumbling for words as he spoke to the media. He said he would humbly accept the people's verdict. "We are happy that we could win at least a few seats and I thank the people who reposed faith in us. I think we had very little time to take our social justice agenda into the people," he said.

Chiranjeevi said his party would play the role of a responsible opposition in the assembly and work for the social justice and welfare of the common man. Asked about his defeat from Palacole, he felt very much embarassed, but he regained his composure and said even in the past, many stalwarts like Indira Gandhi, P V Narasimha Rao and N T Rama Rao had faced the defeats. "Still, I thank the people of Palacole who voted for me," he said.