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Chiranjeevi narrowly escapes electrocution

Chiranjeevi narrowly escapes electrocution

November 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

Cine star and founder of Prajarajyam Party Chiranjeevi had a narrow escape when electrical wires bust into flames over his head during a campaign rally here on Wednesday. Chiranjeevi was holding a road show asking votes for his party candidates in the upcoming Hyderabad Municipal election when the incident occurred. The mega star was traveling [...]

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Chiranjeevi booked for poll code violation

Chiranjeevi booked for poll code violation

April 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district Saturday registered a case against actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct. The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief reportedly addressed a public meeting beyond 10 p.m., the time when campaigning has to stop. Police said Chiranjeevi arrived late in the town and continued addressing a road [...]

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Telugu filmstars make a beeline to polling booths

Telugu filmstars make a beeline to polling booths

April 16, 2009 | Comments (0)

Popular actors and other Telugu film personalities made a beeline to polling booths here to cast their votes for the first phase of parliamentary and assembly elections Thursday. Leading the list was superstar Chiranjeevi, who is making his debut in state politics. Accompanied by wife Surekha, son and actor Ram Charan Teja and daughter Sushmita, [...]

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Is Chiranjeevi’s party out of the race for power?

Is Chiranjeevi’s party out of the race for power?

April 13, 2009 | Comments (0)

With hardly any time left for the first phase of polling in Andhra Pradesh Thursday, the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi appears to be out of the race for power but may emerge as a king maker in the event of elections throwing up the state’s first-ever hung assembly. In an indication [...]

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Chiranjeevi’s party embarks on campaign by train

Chiranjeevi’s party embarks on campaign by train

April 11, 2009 | Comments (0)

A special train hired by actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party Saturday began its three-day journey from here to showcase its election symbol ‘rail engine’ to the people. Chiranjeevi flagged off the train with 15 bogies at Secunderabad railway station. With the first phase of polls to state assembly and Lok Sabha scheduled Thursday, the party [...]

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Resignations shock Chiranjeevi, but says party will win

Resignations shock Chiranjeevi, but says party will win

April 11, 2009 | Comments (0)

Spate of resignations by the leaders of the Praja Rajyam Party has shocked its president and matinee idol Chiranjeevi but he is still confident of coming to power in Andhra Pradesh. The actor-turned-politician Friday addressed a news conference, a day after party general secretary and spokesman Prakala Prabhakar quit, making serious allegations against the top [...]

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Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader quits

Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader quits

April 10, 2009 | Comments (0)

With just a week left for the elections in Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Thursday suffered another major jolt with a key leader resigning and levelling allegations of corruption against the party. Prakala Prabhakar, party spokesman and an intellectual face in the party, quit amid high drama. He handed over his resignation to [...]

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Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader resigns

Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader resigns

April 9, 2009 | Comments (4)

A week before elections start in Andhra Pradesh, Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of superstar Chiranjeevi Thursday suffered a big jolt with another key leader resigning and branding it a “poisonous tree”. Prakala Prabhakar, the party spokesman and an intellectual face in the party, handed over his resignation to the staff at PRP office here and [...]

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Chiranjeevi’s party promises to probe rivals’ graft

Chiranjeevi’s party promises to probe rivals’ graft

April 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Monday promised that if voted to power it would order judicial probe into all cases of corruption reported during the last 15 years of the Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) rules. The PRP’s election manifesto said the party will conduct a probe by a sitting judge [...]

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