VIJAYAWADA: Playing the role of Lord Rama in his latest movie Sri Rama Rajyam, Nandamuri Balakrishna tried to recreate the magic of his late father NT Rama Rao who had essayed both mythological and social characters with aplomb and won over Telugu hearts.Now, Balakrishna is keen to become the political succrssor of his father too and wants to play the same NTR’s card - self-respect of Telugus. A day after Balakrishna declared that he would jump into electoral politics, he said he decided to become active in politics only to protect the self-respect of Telugus. The current political situation in the state compelled him to jump into electoral politics, Balakrishna said. He participated in a motorcycle rally from Kodali to Ghantasala and unveiled NTR’s statue there.Addressing a gathering, Balakrishna declared that he would remain in active politics for the rest of his life. “I will protect the self-respect of Telugus like my father did,” he averred.He alleged that the pride of Telugus was pledged in Delhi streets in the Congress regime. “I will strive hard to fulfil the aspirations of my father,” he said.Balakrishna recalled the development schemes and we l f a r e pr o g r amme s launched by NTR as chief minister. “NTR took daredevil decisions like abolishing the Patel Patwari system,” Balakrishna said.In his candid admission, Balakrishna said there was no comparison to NTR in the film industry and no one could match him in the tinsel world. Balakrishna alleged that the 32 Congress MPs from the state did nothing for the welfare of AP. “You see how many MPs of the DMK got the ministerial berths in the Union Cabinet with their strength of mere 18. Our MPs could not get even a good Cabinet post,” he said. In an indirect reference to the Praja Rajyam, he said the parties that were floated with the slogan of social justice were finally merged with the ruling Congress for the selfish interests of the founders.Reminding his father’s popular Rs-2-a-kg-rice scheme, he said NTR supplied quality rice. The rice being distributed to the poor under Re-1-kg scheme was of inferior quality.Balakrishna said people were eagerly waiting for the TDP to come to power in the state as it would only solve their problems. The TDP would come to power and place Andhra Pradesh in number one position once again, he averred. He assured that the cottage industry and self-employment programmes would be given priority in the TDP regime.
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