Chiranjeevi advises Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan: Don't enter politics

Actors being offered positions by political parties has been a rm since decades. Be it those going to attain immense success like NTR, MGR, Jayalalitha or those like Amitabh Bachchan, who has maintained a distance from politics for over three decades, political parties trying to utilise star power or stars mselves taking up politics is t uncommon anymore. latest in this category are Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. While latter’s party Makkal Needhi Maim contested recent General elections, former is still working towards a grand political launch. However fellow South superstar Chiranjeevi, who also ventured into politics, feels that duo should refrain from entering politics since it’s t ‘worth it.’ 

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Chiranjeevi's advice

 

 

In a recent interview with a Telugu magazine, Chiranjeevi said that politics was a game involving money, and that’s reason, even those with good intentions often fail.  Telugu veteran stated that he took a break from his film career when he was ‘ 1 superstar’ to venture into politics, but despite that, he was defeated in his own constituency. ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ star said that his rival spent crores of money during elections, that resulted in his loss. He added that it was same for his bror, actor Pawan Kalyan as well. 

Chiranjeevi, however, said that he had expectations that Kamal Haasan would win elections, but that didn’t turn out that way. actor-politician added that politics is ‘t a cup of tea’ for ‘sensitive’. He, however, hoped that Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth are t like him, but advised m t to enter politics. Chiranjeevi added that if two superstars were willing to face defeats and or hurdles while intending to work for welfare of people, y could go ahead and hope things work out in ir favour.

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Chiranjeevi in politics 

Chiranjeevi has set up party Praja Rajayam in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2008. In 2009 Assembly elections, his party won 18 seats. He had won from Tirupathi seat, but lost from Palacole. He also served as Union Tourism Minister from 2012 to 2014.  Later, however, he merged his party with Congress, and party flopped miserably in 2014 Assembly elections. Chiranjeevi n was elected to Rajya Sabha, where he served as MP till 2018.  He has maintained distance from active politics since n. Chiranjeevi’s ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’, meanwhile, is gearing up for release on October 2. 

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