FANS fight over mega venue : Southern Star Chiranjeevis Political Debut

TIRUPATI: After the announcement comes the jostling. Less than 24 hours after megastar Chiranjeevi made clear his political intentions, a fight has broken out between his fan groups over the proposed site of the public meeting the star-turned-politician is scheduled to address here sometime next week.

Permission has been sought from the district authorities to hold the meeting—most likely on August 26— at Avilala Tank near the Padmavati temple in Tiruchanur. Spread over 183 acres, the government land can accommodate about 5-6 lakh people but the district authorities told Chiranjeevi that a lot of bushes on the ground need to be cleared.

Thus even as clearing of the bushes is under way, the authorities advised the megastar to scout for an alternative site.

The second site offered is Nandikunta, a 40-acre government land also located in Tiruchanur. This can accommodate about 3-4 lakh people, district authorities said.

Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Arvind inspected the sites on Tuesday and according to sources, is inclined to settle for Avilala Tank as the venue.

However, a final decision would be taken after the megastar's brother Nagababu inspects the two sites on Wednesday, the sources added.

In the meantime, two local Chiru fans' association leaders are fighting over the venue. While Ashok Samrat Yadav belonging to the Chiranjeevi Seva Dal wants the Avilala Tank to be the venue of the meeting, C R Rajan of the Chiranjeevi Yuva Sena wants the meeting to he held at Nandikunta.

According to sources, both these leaders are not that well known even in Tirupati and that they are pitching for the two venues in order to get into the good books of Chiranjeevi.

Some predict that attempts by various fans and political leaders jostling for Chiranjeevi's attention will only increase in the coming days.

"We are well aware of that. That is why over 2,500 volunteers have been trained to protect Chiranjeevi when he comes here for the public meeting. Also, we will ensure that the public is seated at least 100 feet away from the dais from where the megastar will speak," a Chiru loyalist said.


Source : Times Of India