Hey friends,
Its been a long hiatus for sure. I definitely agree. And promise that it wont b like dat.
Cheers!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, September 14, 2008
First-ever interview with de megastar!!!
We will do things differently: CHiru
Suresh Krishnamoorthy/M. Rajeev.
HYDERABAD: Three weeks after filmstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi announced Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), he does not talk of different things, but only *doing things differently'.
This was in response to a question as to what the PRP's economic model was, he clarified that he was not thinking of new programmes to reach out and help poorer sections of people, but only improve implementation of existing programmes by modifying and building on functionalities.
In his first exclusive interview after his political *arangetram', he told The Hindu that did not have an agenda at all, going on to modify his words, saying “I don't have a personal agenda. Whatever the people want is what they will get. Let me go to the people and find out what they need”, he said in response to a question.As for policies, he said the PRP was quite clear on most pressing issues, be it Telangana or the Scheduled Castes categorisation.
However, he agreed that more important were the basics like health, education and welfare programmes, apart from development of infrastructure.An actor with three decades of experience before the camera, Mr. Chiranjeevi is confident of achieving the transformation required to move from *reel' life to *real' life, saying his *emotional binding' with people motivated and *charged' him. “I am very sure of getting at least two-thirds of seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly”, he says, confidently.
Asking for some time before fine-tuning his policies, he said in two months' time, the party would have the required infrastructure in place, right down to the mandal-level. While aspirants would have to be in *sync' with his service motto, he does not rule out alliances with other political parties. “Manifestos of other parties are known. We will only have to see how far policies are mutually acceptable before we make allies”, he said.
ends.....
Suresh Krishnamoorthy/M. Rajeev.
HYDERABAD: Three weeks after filmstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi announced Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), he does not talk of different things, but only *doing things differently'.
This was in response to a question as to what the PRP's economic model was, he clarified that he was not thinking of new programmes to reach out and help poorer sections of people, but only improve implementation of existing programmes by modifying and building on functionalities.
In his first exclusive interview after his political *arangetram', he told The Hindu that did not have an agenda at all, going on to modify his words, saying “I don't have a personal agenda. Whatever the people want is what they will get. Let me go to the people and find out what they need”, he said in response to a question.As for policies, he said the PRP was quite clear on most pressing issues, be it Telangana or the Scheduled Castes categorisation.
However, he agreed that more important were the basics like health, education and welfare programmes, apart from development of infrastructure.An actor with three decades of experience before the camera, Mr. Chiranjeevi is confident of achieving the transformation required to move from *reel' life to *real' life, saying his *emotional binding' with people motivated and *charged' him. “I am very sure of getting at least two-thirds of seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly”, he says, confidently.
Asking for some time before fine-tuning his policies, he said in two months' time, the party would have the required infrastructure in place, right down to the mandal-level. While aspirants would have to be in *sync' with his service motto, he does not rule out alliances with other political parties. “Manifestos of other parties are known. We will only have to see how far policies are mutually acceptable before we make allies”, he said.
ends.....
Saturday, August 9, 2008
D-Day fast approaching for Chiru!
party: All set for the big leap - Final touches to Chiru party's policies
Managers busy giving a final shape to policies regarding welfare schemes for the poor
Suresh Krishnamoorthy
HYDERABAD: As the 'muhurat' for launching of film actor Chiranjeevi's party fast approaches, his managers are busy giving a final shape to their policies regarding welfare schemes for the poorer sections.
In interactions over the past few weeks, core members of the team in the yet-to-be-named as-yet-unnamed political party have been dropping broad hints to different weaker sections of society, particularly about their policies in the power sector, rice and housing schemes, as also scholarships to the weaker sections.
Roadblock
It is understood that the party has hit a roadblock when it came to chalking out a firm policy on the quantum of reservations to the backward classes, especially with divergent views being voiced in the wake of the Congress Party's resolve to allot a third of the Assembly tickets to the BCs.
As for the actual announcement of the party's launch, organisers are toying with the idea of holding public meetings in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Tirupati, on the same day with the star hopping from one place to another by a chartered helicopter. The logistics are being worked out and the party discussing various options to get 'maximum coverage' for the launch.
Re-schedule of plans
The reluctance of the managers to reveal details like the party's name, the launch date and composition of the organising committee has also started posing problems for them. In the absence of spokespersons to communicate with the media, it had to re-schedule plans, about which information had got leaked in bits and pieces.
A case in point was the news that the megastar was planning a get-together with film industry bigwigs on August 10, ostensibly to thank them for the support extended to him in his three decades-old film career and seek their continued patronage in his political 'avatar' too. However, since several people misunderstood it as a 'farewell' organised by the star himself, Mr. Chiranjeevi asked his managers to call it off.
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Managers busy giving a final shape to policies regarding welfare schemes for the poor
Suresh Krishnamoorthy
HYDERABAD: As the 'muhurat' for launching of film actor Chiranjeevi's party fast approaches, his managers are busy giving a final shape to their policies regarding welfare schemes for the poorer sections.
In interactions over the past few weeks, core members of the team in the yet-to-be-named as-yet-unnamed political party have been dropping broad hints to different weaker sections of society, particularly about their policies in the power sector, rice and housing schemes, as also scholarships to the weaker sections.
Roadblock
It is understood that the party has hit a roadblock when it came to chalking out a firm policy on the quantum of reservations to the backward classes, especially with divergent views being voiced in the wake of the Congress Party's resolve to allot a third of the Assembly tickets to the BCs.
As for the actual announcement of the party's launch, organisers are toying with the idea of holding public meetings in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Tirupati, on the same day with the star hopping from one place to another by a chartered helicopter. The logistics are being worked out and the party discussing various options to get 'maximum coverage' for the launch.
Re-schedule of plans
The reluctance of the managers to reveal details like the party's name, the launch date and composition of the organising committee has also started posing problems for them. In the absence of spokespersons to communicate with the media, it had to re-schedule plans, about which information had got leaked in bits and pieces.
A case in point was the news that the megastar was planning a get-together with film industry bigwigs on August 10, ostensibly to thank them for the support extended to him in his three decades-old film career and seek their continued patronage in his political 'avatar' too. However, since several people misunderstood it as a 'farewell' organised by the star himself, Mr. Chiranjeevi asked his managers to call it off.
(eom)
Its raining ...!
Hello,
Since Friday evening, its been raining and doing so like crazy. As someone said, it started with raining flies n mosquitoes and then moved to raining cats n dogs. And in about a half an hour, when it rained donkeys n buffaloes, the civic system in much-touted Cyberabad went for a toss.
Half an hour and about 5 cm of rain was enuf to make the administration go bust. And to think that in a few hours about two years ago Mumbai received a whopping 80 cm of Lord Varuna's blessings. The way Mumbaikars got back 2 routine daily life within 48 hours was something that was much-spoken, much-written and much-read-about.
Sigh! Even as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation got its act together and had rescue workers on the roads, the rain picked up again and according to the Metwallahs, it going to be plain sailing, err ... plain n more raining for another 48 hours. Remains to be seen how people cope with the continued dose of Varuna's blessings.
Didnt someone say too much can lead to indigestion? Anywayz, there's one group of people, rather one political party that is thanking its Stars for the rain. Our Chief Minister YSR was admitted getting worried n more worried as the weeks passed without the skies letting up and sending the rain pouring.
Atleast now that that problem has been solved with divine intervention, Hyderabadis can only hope the administration will get its act together and make daily life as smooth as possible.
Au Revoir, Ciao, Cheers n Tata,
Indeworld.blogspot.com
Since Friday evening, its been raining and doing so like crazy. As someone said, it started with raining flies n mosquitoes and then moved to raining cats n dogs. And in about a half an hour, when it rained donkeys n buffaloes, the civic system in much-touted Cyberabad went for a toss.
Half an hour and about 5 cm of rain was enuf to make the administration go bust. And to think that in a few hours about two years ago Mumbai received a whopping 80 cm of Lord Varuna's blessings. The way Mumbaikars got back 2 routine daily life within 48 hours was something that was much-spoken, much-written and much-read-about.
Sigh! Even as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation got its act together and had rescue workers on the roads, the rain picked up again and according to the Metwallahs, it going to be plain sailing, err ... plain n more raining for another 48 hours. Remains to be seen how people cope with the continued dose of Varuna's blessings.
Didnt someone say too much can lead to indigestion? Anywayz, there's one group of people, rather one political party that is thanking its Stars for the rain. Our Chief Minister YSR was admitted getting worried n more worried as the weeks passed without the skies letting up and sending the rain pouring.
Atleast now that that problem has been solved with divine intervention, Hyderabadis can only hope the administration will get its act together and make daily life as smooth as possible.
Au Revoir, Ciao, Cheers n Tata,
Indeworld.blogspot.com
Friday, July 11, 2008
Chiru hunt for 'safe' berth!
Hunt for a safe seat for Chiru
Suresh Krishnamoorthy,
HYDERABAD:
As the launch of film actor Chiranjeevi's political party draws closer, his managers are busy zeroing on a *safe constituency' for him to make a *grand entry' into the portals of the Assembly in 2009.
Among options being actively considered are Palacole in West Godavari district, where his father-in-law and character actor, late Allu Ramalingaiah is domicile. It as also on the scanner because of the sizeable *kapu' population and the people's response for the meeting addressed by the star's brother, K. Nagendra Babu.
In fact, Mr. Chiranjeevi's inner circle is mulling the option of doing an *NTR' by contesting from one seat from each of the three regions to drive home the point that his popularity spans the entire State. In their reckoning are one costituency either in Nizamabad or Karimnagar district in Telangana, and Tirupati Assembly segment or some other in Anantapur district.
Telugu Mahila president Roja, who co-starred the actor in the box office hit, *Mutha Maistry', has declared that she was prepared to contest against the megastar. Ms. Roja had unsuccessfully contested from Nagari in Chittoor district on a TDP ticket in the 2004 Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, party work too has picked up speed and it is learnt that Mr. Chiranjeevi is holding meetings every night with the core planners including Mr. Nagendra Babu, brother-in-law Allu Aravind and advisors Dr. P. Mitra and Dr. A.P. Vittal and T.V. Rao. However, when contacted, Dr. Mitra said none in the party was authorised to speak anything on policy issues and even about politics.
Mr. Aravind's meeting on Wednesday with Chief Electoral Officer I.V. Subba Rao ended on a not-so-positive note. While party activists are on a State-wide drive to motivate people on voter enrolment between July 7 and 18, the Election Commission's deadline ends on July 14.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mitra is flying off to the UK on *urgent personal work'. Initially, he was said to be addressing a meeting of Telugu people from the North Eastern States of America including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, at The Royal Albert's Palace in New Jersey. However, it is not known if Dr. Mitra will participate through video-conference from London or Hyderabad.
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Suresh Krishnamoorthy,
HYDERABAD:
As the launch of film actor Chiranjeevi's political party draws closer, his managers are busy zeroing on a *safe constituency' for him to make a *grand entry' into the portals of the Assembly in 2009.
Among options being actively considered are Palacole in West Godavari district, where his father-in-law and character actor, late Allu Ramalingaiah is domicile. It as also on the scanner because of the sizeable *kapu' population and the people's response for the meeting addressed by the star's brother, K. Nagendra Babu.
In fact, Mr. Chiranjeevi's inner circle is mulling the option of doing an *NTR' by contesting from one seat from each of the three regions to drive home the point that his popularity spans the entire State. In their reckoning are one costituency either in Nizamabad or Karimnagar district in Telangana, and Tirupati Assembly segment or some other in Anantapur district.
Telugu Mahila president Roja, who co-starred the actor in the box office hit, *Mutha Maistry', has declared that she was prepared to contest against the megastar. Ms. Roja had unsuccessfully contested from Nagari in Chittoor district on a TDP ticket in the 2004 Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, party work too has picked up speed and it is learnt that Mr. Chiranjeevi is holding meetings every night with the core planners including Mr. Nagendra Babu, brother-in-law Allu Aravind and advisors Dr. P. Mitra and Dr. A.P. Vittal and T.V. Rao. However, when contacted, Dr. Mitra said none in the party was authorised to speak anything on policy issues and even about politics.
Mr. Aravind's meeting on Wednesday with Chief Electoral Officer I.V. Subba Rao ended on a not-so-positive note. While party activists are on a State-wide drive to motivate people on voter enrolment between July 7 and 18, the Election Commission's deadline ends on July 14.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mitra is flying off to the UK on *urgent personal work'. Initially, he was said to be addressing a meeting of Telugu people from the North Eastern States of America including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, at The Royal Albert's Palace in New Jersey. However, it is not known if Dr. Mitra will participate through video-conference from London or Hyderabad.
(eom)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Chiru - Nagababu!
Chiranjeevi's party to focuson “good governance”
We are ready for elections whenever they are held, says Nagababu
Suresh Krishnamoorthy
HYDERABAD: “We are ready for the elections whenever they are held,” said K. Nagendra Babu, about the political party being launched by his film star-brother K. Chiranjeevi next month.
Mr. Nagababu, as he is known, did not agree with the suggestion that the timeframe between the party's launch (likely in August) and the elections was too short to gear up the cadre. “Lakhs of film fans and supporters of my brother are already working behind the screen,” the actor said in response to a question about the categorical announcement of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy that the general elections would be held after March 2009.
He dismissed with disdain the opinions expressed in certain quarters that there was no political vacuum for the megastar to fill as in 1982 when N. T. Rama Rao launched the Telugu Desam Party and rode to power, all in nine months. “Only journalists, intellectuals, critics and some political leaders are of this view. We will prove them wrong,” he said in an interview on the sets of the Telugu film “Sarkar” directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, even as several aspirants from Kurnool looking for a role in the new political set up waited for an audience.
Mr. Nagababu, who is a key member of Chiranjeevi's core team handling *public response', justified it by saying people badly wanted a change. “I have visited every district, except Nellore and Nizamabad. The attendance and reaction at my meetings, especially from youth and women, were overwhelming though I am not a star myself. It clearly reveals that people are anxiously waiting to hear my brother speak.”
Draft policies
The burly actor said Mr. Chiranjeevi was devoting considerable time and energy to the party's draft policies and on the logistics of setting the new party rolling. Asked what the party had to offer to people, he quipped, “good governance” which meant different things to different sections.
Mr. Nagababu declined to spell out his party's stand on Telangana, the support he expected from the backward class community and on the date of the party's launch, saying they were ready with policies. But, these would be announced by *anna' (elder brother) as he alone was “big enough” to speak.
We are ready for elections whenever they are held, says Nagababu
Suresh Krishnamoorthy
HYDERABAD: “We are ready for the elections whenever they are held,” said K. Nagendra Babu, about the political party being launched by his film star-brother K. Chiranjeevi next month.
Mr. Nagababu, as he is known, did not agree with the suggestion that the timeframe between the party's launch (likely in August) and the elections was too short to gear up the cadre. “Lakhs of film fans and supporters of my brother are already working behind the screen,” the actor said in response to a question about the categorical announcement of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy that the general elections would be held after March 2009.
He dismissed with disdain the opinions expressed in certain quarters that there was no political vacuum for the megastar to fill as in 1982 when N. T. Rama Rao launched the Telugu Desam Party and rode to power, all in nine months. “Only journalists, intellectuals, critics and some political leaders are of this view. We will prove them wrong,” he said in an interview on the sets of the Telugu film “Sarkar” directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, even as several aspirants from Kurnool looking for a role in the new political set up waited for an audience.
Mr. Nagababu, who is a key member of Chiranjeevi's core team handling *public response', justified it by saying people badly wanted a change. “I have visited every district, except Nellore and Nizamabad. The attendance and reaction at my meetings, especially from youth and women, were overwhelming though I am not a star myself. It clearly reveals that people are anxiously waiting to hear my brother speak.”
Draft policies
The burly actor said Mr. Chiranjeevi was devoting considerable time and energy to the party's draft policies and on the logistics of setting the new party rolling. Asked what the party had to offer to people, he quipped, “good governance” which meant different things to different sections.
Mr. Nagababu declined to spell out his party's stand on Telangana, the support he expected from the backward class community and on the date of the party's launch, saying they were ready with policies. But, these would be announced by *anna' (elder brother) as he alone was “big enough” to speak.
Chiru series!
We are not into hate politics: Dr. Mithra
HYDERABAD: “We are not into hate politics. We are not going to point fingers at anyone but only wish to show how the right things can be done for a better society”, said Dr. Mithra, known as ideologue to film actor Chiranjeevi's proposed political outfit.
He was addressing an impressive gathering of advocates from across the State at a meeting convened under the banner of the Lawyers' Forum here on Saturday.Dr. Mithra referred to Denmark, a country where 98 per cent of voters believed their Government was telling them the truth and asked, “Can we hope for a similar situation here in India?”. It was possible here too, starting with Andhra Pradesh.
The UK-returned gastro-enterologist said it was important for law and order to be maintained in any society. “Can we ever hope for big names to be behind bars if and when they were found guilty?”, he asked, citing the example of how Enron's top executives were jailed in the USA for cheating people.
Over a dozen representatives of bar associations from the districts, spoke on how successive Governments had literally *done nothing' for them. They said it was only a star like Mr. Chiranjeevi who could make a difference by promising social justice, equal representation to all sections of people, maintain law and order, make available basic health and education and implement welfare schemes.
Those present included prominent advocates Metta Chandrasekhar, Bachina Hanumantha Rao, G. Ramesh yadav and Bellamkonda Saibaba. Senior advocate G. Gangaiah Naidu, presided.(eom)
HYDERABAD: “We are not into hate politics. We are not going to point fingers at anyone but only wish to show how the right things can be done for a better society”, said Dr. Mithra, known as ideologue to film actor Chiranjeevi's proposed political outfit.
He was addressing an impressive gathering of advocates from across the State at a meeting convened under the banner of the Lawyers' Forum here on Saturday.Dr. Mithra referred to Denmark, a country where 98 per cent of voters believed their Government was telling them the truth and asked, “Can we hope for a similar situation here in India?”. It was possible here too, starting with Andhra Pradesh.
The UK-returned gastro-enterologist said it was important for law and order to be maintained in any society. “Can we ever hope for big names to be behind bars if and when they were found guilty?”, he asked, citing the example of how Enron's top executives were jailed in the USA for cheating people.
Over a dozen representatives of bar associations from the districts, spoke on how successive Governments had literally *done nothing' for them. They said it was only a star like Mr. Chiranjeevi who could make a difference by promising social justice, equal representation to all sections of people, maintain law and order, make available basic health and education and implement welfare schemes.
Those present included prominent advocates Metta Chandrasekhar, Bachina Hanumantha Rao, G. Ramesh yadav and Bellamkonda Saibaba. Senior advocate G. Gangaiah Naidu, presided.(eom)
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