Its official. Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan will release his much-touted book ‘ISM’ during a public meeting at Indira Priyadarshini Municipal Stadium in the Old Town here on March 27. The book which is authored by Pawan Kalyan and his friend Raju Ravitej would contain the ideology of Jana Sena Party.
According to Jana Sena sources, the theme of the meeting will be “Youth of the Nation-Fight for the Nation”. In his first public meeting after announcing the party, Pawan Kalyan will spell out the party’s policies, ideology, framework, hierarchy and other details.
The party sources say it has been decided to have only Pawan Kalyan on the stage just like the party’s launch function. But they did not rule out the possibility of the actor introducing his friend Ravitej to the audience.
Party leaders and fans have been visiting various colleges in the region ever since Pawan Kalyan announced the party, to garner support. Further, the fans would be taking out bike rallies in all major towns across the state to enlist more support for Jana Sena.
The organisers of the meeting are expecting two lakh people, mostly youth, to attend the event. A Hyderabad-based advertising firm connected with the Telugu film industry has been roped in to arrange LED screens inside and outside the venue of the meeting, apart from live telecast on various news channels.
WHO IS RAVITEJ?
Ever since Pawan Kalyan mentioned his name at the launch of Jana Sena Party, Raju Ravitej attracted lot of attention, with many wondering who he is. Ravitej was a core group member of Yuva Rajyam, the youth wing of Praja Rajyam Party. After Praja Rajyam was merged with the Congress, Yuva Rajyam was disbanded, but Ravitej and Pawan Kalyan remained good friends. Ravitej reportedly hails from a poor family in Jammikunta of Karimnagar district, but has lived most of his life in Warangal before moving to Hyderabad. He started working as a part-time waiter at a function hall in 1988, when he was 16. After touching many fields, Ravitej is now working on “cross-cultural awareness and competence”. He trains, speaks, coaches and advises internationally. He also brings out books for children and young people and biographies and on philosophy through his firm Eurisko. In 2002, he started a non-profit trust called Inspire India.