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     Esperanza Celebrity Bewarse Username: Esperanza Post Number: 25035 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 88.114.31.209 Rating: N/A |
In a TV interview, the most formidable AP Chief Minister the late Dr YS Rajashekhara Reddy had said, "People come to see film stars. They don't vote for them. I don't consider Chiranjeevi a threat. He is not an NTR." The voters of Andhra Pradesh proved YSR right in the polls. According to the people close to him, Chiranjeevi was under the impression that he could repeat what the legendary film star NT Ramarao did in the early 1980s. His calculations went horribly wrong and he was finally forced to merge his party with the Congress in return for a Rajya Sabha seat for himself. This made him one of the several dozen leaders of the overcrowded Congress party. He managed to secure a berth for himself in the Union Cabinet in 2012. But his political ambitions ended his film career and mass appeal. He also lost the brand value. space for lease |