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Rally 53 years old south Indian film super star Chiranjeevi launched his political party ‘Praja Rajyam’ in a massive rally held in the temple city named Tirupati of the state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, August 26. Lakhs of his fans and supporters had gathered at the venue hours before the arrival of their reel hero before them in the real life. More than 4 lakh people had gathered at the venue by 3:30 pm while the announcement was made in the evening. By the evening almost all he roads leading to the city were full with the Chiranjeevi supporters. When the sun was setting a sun was rising in the state politics.

Announcement Chiranjeevi had announced his future plans of entering into the politics on August 17. Since then a lot of political changes happened in state politics. Many Telugu Desam Party and Congress leaders had expressed their willingness to join the super star’s party. Mammoth public gathering on the meeting venue has sent red signals to the Telugu Desam Party and Congress and has also projected Chiranjeevi as a hot choice for the chief ministerial ship. After a long speech of two hours he announced the name of the party and a handicapped youth unfurled the party’s green and while flag with a red sun in the middle.

Speech In his speech he expressed his commitment to socialism and empowerment of the poor and downtrodden sections of the society. In a carefully drawn speech he touched almost all the issue that are being confronted by the state. He opposed the Special Economic Zones by saying that land is meant for cultivation and the advocated that farmer should have the right to decide the price of the land. He also favored the formation of separate Telangana state but said that priority should be given to end the backwardness of the region. He also talked about the Maoist problem and its remedies.

Policies He did not attack any individual or any party during his speech and used symbolism effectively to tell about the party policies and also to demolish the policies of present state government. He also favored the industrialization and strengthening of the state irrigation system. He has announced that his party will be progressive and democratic.