Chiru Challenge to continue in politics

Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi said he would continue in politics and serve the people till his last breath.

He said he would strive to make the party a “political force” to reckon with in the coming days.

He ruled out going back to Tollywood and acting in films.

The PR chief added he was not disheartened by the dismal performance of his party.

Talking to this newspaper on Tuesday at the PR headquarters in Hyderabad, Chiranjeevi said: “As a film actor I was discouraged by many in Tollywood in the early days of my film career. By working hard I became a star. In the same way I will strive to make the PR a king in politics.’’

The actor-turned-politician refused to blame anybody for the party’s debacle and owned up responsibility for the defeat in the elections.

He indicated that the delay in selection of candidates and communication gap among the cadre had resulted in the party’s poor performance.

“Apart from this the vicious campaign taken up by my rivals that the party tickets were sold also affected the poll prospects of our party,” he maintained.

“These elections showed the enormous support that the PR enjoyed. We succeeded in gaining the faith of 18 per cent of the voters across the state. As many as 80 lakh people voted for the PR. It is a great achievement for a fledgling party like the PR which is hardly nine months old and which took on big parties like the Congress and the Telugu Desam,” the PR chief observed.

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