Newly-baptized “Congress leader” K Chiranjeevi received the shock of his life on Wednesday, when he received a very cold reception on his arrival at Tirupati, his native assembly constituency.
Unlike in the past, when there used to be a rousing reception for him at Renigunta airport with thousands of party workers thronging the airport and several thousands of people lining up on the roads to have a glimpse of him, the ‘megastar” did not find even a few leaders to receive him at the airport. He went virtually unnoticed by the crowds en route to the guest house. Since he is more a Praja Rajyam Party president, there was none in the party to make arrangements to receive him. And the Congress leaders and workers, too, ignored him as he is yet to be acknowledged as their party man.
However, local MP Chita Mohan saved blues for Chiranjeevi by making arrangements for Chiru’s stay and arranging some official programmes for him to participate. Local leaders Jayachandra Reddy and others accompanied him in the visit.
Interestingly, former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, who is known to be a strong rival of chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, came to the guest house to meet Chiranjeevi. Both of them closeted for a long time and discussed the local politics.
If this is the kind of response Chiranjeevi gets, it is better he quits the assembly membership and look for a place in Delhi at the earliest.
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