In the world of cinema, they are undisputed legends: one as an actor and the other as a director.
Chiranjeevi became the most popular star on screen after NTR and ANR whereas Dasari Narayana Rao has the record of directing 150 movies to date.
Both of them were highly respected in the industry and commanded sufficient clout on account of their achievements. But all that goodwill went into the drainage with their political forays.
Chiranjeevi started the ‘Praja Rajyam’ party amidst a lot of hype and expectations. Cutting across caste and regional lines, fans turned up in huge numbers for the inaugural.
In fact, after ‘Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao’, Chiranjeevi was hailed as the best bet from the Kapu community to become CM. However; all hopes were to be dashed soon.
The party was rocked by complaints that election tickets were being auctioned and that Chiru and Allu Aravind netted a neat amount from this process. After a poor electoral showing, Chiru merged his ‘Praja Rajyam’ with the Congress allegedly for a certain amount and a Union Minister post.
But the horrifying thing was when he refused to resign as MP and Union Minister for the sake of Samaikhyandhra. He still continues in the Congress, which divided the State against the wishes of the Telugu people.
And now Dasari’s role in the coal scam is a huge black mark on the man. As Union Minister of State for Coal, it is Dasari’s responsibility to protect the resources of the nation. However, Dasari has been accused of allotting a coal block to the ‘Jindal Group’ for a bribe of Rs 5 crores. This money was invested in Dasari’s company ‘Siri Media’.
The CBI has charge sheeted Dasari and says it has all evidence of his wrongdoing. Dasari’s response is that his conscience is clean and strangely adds that if he is guilty, then so is Manmohan Singh.
Needless to say, the credibility of both these people is at rock bottom. Chiru is already taking steps to repair the damage to his status through his 150th film. As for Dasari, he will have to be acquitted in the coal scam case before he can start preaching morals at audio functions again.
Both of them are guilty of backstabbing the people’s trust in them. Will they ever regain public goodwill that is priceless compared to a Union Minister’s post or a hundred coal blocks?
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