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Chiranjeevi resigns for a united Andhra | A week after the Centre's decision to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana State, actor-turned politician and Chief of the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Chiranjeevi has resigned in support of a 'United Andhra'. PRP has a total of 18 MLAs of which the majority is from the non-Telangana regions. Chiranjeevi
who made the announcement in favour of a united Andhra Pradesh was threatened
with a split within the PRP. On Wednesday, Chiranjeevi had announced that he would
observe a hunger fast for a "united Andhra" at Tirupati beginning from Thursday
morning. But his decision was withdrawn on account of the warning issued by the
pro-Telangana supporters that no movies featuring Chiranjeevi and his family would
be screened in Telangana region, a prominent area for film distributors. On Wednesday,
Chiranjeevi had met and consulted his party MLAs over the concerned matter. Sixteen
PRP MLAs belonging to the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions had tendered
their resignations last week in support of a united Andhra. The students of Osmania
University and Kakatiya University had also stated on Wednesday that they would
boycott the movies featuring Chiranjeevi and his family, if his party talks of
a united Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi had fought the Lok Sabha elections this year
on a promise of separate statehood for people belonging to the Telangana region. |
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