Aug 17 (HT): Megastar Chiranjeevi on Sunday formally announced his entry into politics, with assembly polls just eight months away. Amid scenes of celebrations by his fans, the 53-year-old Megastar made the announcement at his new party office in Jubilee Hills here, ending a year-long speculation over his political plans.
"It was Kalam’s counsel that inspired me to take the final decision. I would have committed a historic blunder had I not entered politics," the mega star said at a crowded press conference.
Chiranjeevi said electoral tie-ups would be considered later and claimed he had no enemies- "I have no rivals in politics. My enemies are poverty and backwardness. I will pursue positive politics focused on the poor.” He said the people would decide his role after elections. He was vague about which constituency he would contest from.
Thanking his well-wishers, the actor said he would try to remove the sufferings of the poor. Pro-poor policies and social justice will be the party’s main agenda, he said.
He said he wasn’t quitting films but was open to only educational and meaningful ones. On declaring his assets, the actor said he had filed his income tax returns and it could be accessed with the help of the RTI act.
While dodging ticklish issues like separate Telangana statehood demand and Naxalism, Chiranjeevi said his party will take a collective decisions on such "sensitive issues".
The party’s name and agenda would be unveiled at the party’s maiden public meeting at Tirupati on August 26, coinciding with Mother Teresa’s birth anniversary.
State politics has largely remained bipolar and the new party is expected to cause an exodus from both the Congress and the TDP.
Even as Chiranjeevi held forth his views, Congress MP Ch Harirama Jogiah resigned and said he would join the new party, criticising the way the Congress was run by chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
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