Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:59 am:

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Seinfeld:

cong shameless party ayithe why did it win last time?

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Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:51 am:

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Vjawarrior:

Annai...Con-Gr-ess tho merging is utter shameless after looking at the way Chiru started PRP...Only to oppose TDP/con-G-Ress...Appatlo Chiru, PK maatalu vini pongi poyaa annai....Merge cheyyakoodadu..shud have given support from outised...Take a top ministry berth....get funds...develop his constituency and highlight problems in the state and get them resolved...Tis wud have helped him hugely in the next elections....This is the main I switched from PRP to CBN...

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Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:45 am:

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Seinfeld:

thammudu cong tho kalisthe shameless aa?

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Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:41 am:

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Vjawarrior:

Annai...after merging with Con-G-Ress...rather shamelesly...Inka chiru ni evaru annai pattinchukonedi politics lo...

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Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:33 pm:

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Kamal:

After the merger of his Praja Rajyam Party with the Congress

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Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:30 pm:

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Q. Have you achieved the goals with which you started the Praja Rajyam Party?
A. Partially. I am on the road to achieving social justice. I gave 104 of 294 tickets to candidates from backward classes. No other party has done this before. We won 18 seats; that reflects our commitment.

Q. Why did you merge your party with the Congress?
A. A merger had not crossed my mind. We wanted an alliance as we do not have the experience in developing a party and in electioneering. This is the era of coalitions. The need to ensure stability and good governance when opposing forces threatened to wreck the Congress ministry made me agree to the merger.

Q. So the Congress in Andhra Pradesh will be the Chiru party.
A. I don't think so. I carry everyone along just as I made films for everyone. No question of groups for me.

Q. Many who supported you in the 2009 elections because of your anti-Congress stance feel betrayed.
A. The anti-Congress stance was a situational need because of local equations and not because they were against the party. They are with me. For them, Chiranjeevi is the priority.

Q. The Congress is a Reddy dominated party in Andhra Pradesh. What role do you see for yourself?
A. I don't expect anything except social justice. I have impressed the Congress president on the need to enlarge reservations for backward classes to include more disadvantaged communities and raise the percentage, like in Tamil Nadu.

Q. Will you become chief minister of Andhra Pradesh?
A. That is not my priority. I did not come into politics for that but for social change and improving livelihoods. I am not thirsting to be chief minister.

Q. How is Kiran Reddy different from earlier Congress chief ministers?
A. He is yet to prove himself. He is adjusting to changes after initially giving more ministerial berths to one community and ignoring social justice for all. He is young and has rich experience. He has a mindset against corruption and will prove himself.

Q. How do you see the challenge posed by Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Congress?
A. He has been chiefly responsible for creating instability and uncertainty about Congress rule since Rosaiah's days as chief minister.

Q. Will you have time for films?
A. I am not thinking of films. I want to be a serious politician.

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