Published 08:02 IST, February 21st 2020
Pawan Kalyan opens up about incident that drove him to politics despite poll debacle
Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan recalled how a woman's struggle to get justice for her daughter who was brutally raped and murdered in Andhra had moved him.
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Addressing a garing of 500 students at 10th edition of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad at Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday, actor-director and Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan said how a woman's struggle to get justice for her daughter who was brutally raped and murdered in Andhra Pradesh had moved him. While speaking at event, sourn star recalled an incident when woman had inspired him to continue in politics at a time when he had lost his maiden election battle.
"I was t able to concentrate on what was happening around me. We had lost all hope. It was a very sad day for me. That's when a woman came to me and said that something had happened to her daughter at her school,"
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Recalling incident, he said, "She said 'Anna please come with me'. When I went re, I found that her daughter was dead. She was brutally raped and murdered. She was running here and re to bring her daughter's murderer to books, but body was listening to her. That's when I decided that I will continue to be voice of such downtrodden people who are suppressed by powerful. That's when I decided to continue with politics."
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"People should go and observe grassroots realities and work accordingly, instead of just writing on social media. That's when social media will become a powerful tool," he said.
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"I read and follow Swami Vivekananda and Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh sacrificed his life for country when he was just 23. We should also make some sacrifices for our next generation," Kalyan said, adding, "Leaders are t made in one day, give yourself at least a decade's time, gain kwledge, have patience, only n things will change."
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08:02 IST, February 21st 2020