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Chiru’s entry won’t affect Cong: Rosaiah
Hyderabad: The Congress feels that entry of megastar Chiranjeevi into active politics would not make any significant change in the state political scenario.
In an informal chat with the media on Wednesday, finance minister K Rosaiah said in a democracy anyone is free to join politics and float a party. But as far as the Congress is concerned it would not alter the situation in any manner. At the most, a few people might decide to join the new party.
He said not many left the Congress when NTR floated Telugu Desam Party at a time when there was a political vacuum and it was well known that he would sweep the polls. Even his own sonin-law N Chandrababu Naidu contested on a Congress ticket. Similarly, even when the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was launched, the party held together.
In terms of votes, Rosaiah said, the Congress with a history of 150 years has its own committed vote bank and people continue to be with the party. The entry of Chiranjeevi would not make any dent into the popularity of the Congress.
He listed out various welfare measures the government had taken up for the backward classes since it came to power in 2004.
At the most there may be some realignment of BCs from all the parties, he added.
Similarly, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu is also learnt to have assured his party leaders that the entry of Chiranjeevi would not make any difference for his party.
“No party can survive if it tries to project itself as representing a particular caste. Some desertions at the lowest level of the cadre who may be hardcore fans of the film actor or some leaders who are unhappy might decide to jump on to the new outfit but it would not ruffle the TDP”, he said.
“In the North, there are a large number of political parties and there is always a scope for yet another party in the political arena. It is the people who are the final decision-makers and as long as the rank and file of a political party remains with the people and works with them it would continue to hold its own,” Chandrababu Naidu told the party leaders at an informal meeting on Wednesday.
Hyderabad: The Congress feels that entry of megastar Chiranjeevi into active politics would not make any significant change in the state political scenario.
In an informal chat with the media on Wednesday, finance minister K Rosaiah said in a democracy anyone is free to join politics and float a party. But as far as the Congress is concerned it would not alter the situation in any manner. At the most, a few people might decide to join the new party.
He said not many left the Congress when NTR floated Telugu Desam Party at a time when there was a political vacuum and it was well known that he would sweep the polls. Even his own sonin-law N Chandrababu Naidu contested on a Congress ticket. Similarly, even when the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was launched, the party held together.
In terms of votes, Rosaiah said, the Congress with a history of 150 years has its own committed vote bank and people continue to be with the party. The entry of Chiranjeevi would not make any dent into the popularity of the Congress.
He listed out various welfare measures the government had taken up for the backward classes since it came to power in 2004.
At the most there may be some realignment of BCs from all the parties, he added.
Similarly, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu is also learnt to have assured his party leaders that the entry of Chiranjeevi would not make any difference for his party.
“No party can survive if it tries to project itself as representing a particular caste. Some desertions at the lowest level of the cadre who may be hardcore fans of the film actor or some leaders who are unhappy might decide to jump on to the new outfit but it would not ruffle the TDP”, he said.
“In the North, there are a large number of political parties and there is always a scope for yet another party in the political arena. It is the people who are the final decision-makers and as long as the rank and file of a political party remains with the people and works with them it would continue to hold its own,” Chandrababu Naidu told the party leaders at an informal meeting on Wednesday.
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