KARIMNAGAR: Further touching a raw nerve in the main opposition Congress Party, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan asked them not to create trouble for the new Telangana State, which is just four-year-old.
“Some of the Congress leaders are unhappy at my act of praising the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. I am once again telling that I like KCR very much. I respect him for the way he achieved statehood to Telangana. In fact, I like those politicos who fight on people’s issues, relentlessly. My sincere appeal to Congress leaders is that we should protect the fledgeling State with utmost care,” Pawan said.
As part of his Chalo re Chalo re Chal tour, the actor-turned-politico began holding interactive sessions with his party cadres. On Tuesday, he addressed party activists from Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Adilabad Parliamentary constituencies at a private function hall here. The Jana Sena chief tried to use the occasion to respond to the criticism being made by the Congress Party leaders against his tour.
“My comments that CM KCR is a smart and hardworking CM are disapproved of by the Congress leaders. My elder brother (Chiranjeevi) is also a member of the Congress Party. My only appeal to all the Congress leaders is that they should not create trouble for the fledgeling State,” he said. After chanting Jai Telangana slogans, Pawan said the very word Telangana has tremendous power like Vande Mataram.
“Like Vande Mataram, Jai Telangana slogan also electrifies me and gives me the much needed goosebumps. As the way Vande Mataram slogan worked to achieve freedom to our country, Jai Telangana slogan too played vital role in getting statehood to Telangana. If Andhra has given me birth, Telangana has given me rebirth as I escaped a mishap at Kondagattu during election canvassing in 2009,” he said.
Hitting back at his detractors, who alleged that Pawan had opposed Telangana movement in the earlier days, the Jana Sena chief said he was never against granting statehood to Telangana. “I like Telangana very much. I love it. Its my life. I never opposed Telangana. I am ready to shed my blood for the wellbeing of Telangana people,” he commented.
He vowed to strive hard like a soldier for fulfilling the aspirations of the Telangana people. “I will put in maximum efforts to achieve Bangaru Telangana. New blood should be infused to politics, even in Telangana. Jana Sena will act as a platform to encourage new blood and youngsters in politics,” he said. Pawan said organising agitations on people’s issues is his last resort only when all other methods of exerting pressure on ruling establishments are exhausted.