Chiranjeevi
Politics ain’t bean bag, poor actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi is discovering. Here he was, basking in the glory of founding a political party. South Indian history is replete with films stars ruling the roost in the political arena after donning greasepaint, so he can’t be blamed for dreaming of success.
Similar success stories in the past are numerous — M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, N.T. Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh.
However, the film star’s reverie got a rude shock after after he attended an inter-caste wedding that triggered objections from the bride’s family.
The occasion was the marriage of noted Dalit activist-writer K. Padma Rao’s son Chetan with Nalini, a 24- year-old engineer belonging to an upper caste.
The matinee idol attended the wedding, held at Film Nagar Club in Hyderabad and blessed the couple. He also spoke about the virtues of inter-caste marriage and the need for creating a casteless society.
Boy, were the bride’s parent’s pissed!
Accusing the actor of staging a drama only to gain political mileage for his newly-launched party, Nalini’s parents T. Subba Rao and T. Mani pointed out how Chiranjeevi himself had disapproved of his teenage daughter’s proposal to marry her lover outside the caste.
They went to a local television channel with their version of the story and made allegations against the actor and the Dalit writer.
Poor Chiranjeevi must be wondering how different the real world is. On the silver screen, all he had to do is spout some riveting dialogue and all would be okay in the world.
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