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For some reason, the forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh would be looking more like a war between the stars of the film industry than the politicians themselves and though the glamour factor is more this side, things have taken a rather serious shape amongst the film folk that has ended up in dividing the industry into groups.
The turning point has come with megastar Chiranjeevi jumping into active politics and to counter him, the TDP has roped in the entire Nandamuri clan. So, in order to counter these effects, Congress is already in the process of getting Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna is half way through. So the star wars in reel life has now become the star wars of real life which is a rather scary thing to happen.
In all this, the section to get worst hit is none other than the obsessed fans and admirers who are under the impression that stars would become leaders and take this state forward along with bringing a difference into their lives. Firstly, stars like Nag and Mahesh in no way would expel their fantastic careers to get into the dirty game of politics.
If Nag is doing this, then sources say that there is a strong reason behind it that has to do with his lands at the Annapoorna studios. Talking about Mahesh, it is a known fact that he has always been a private person and would love to stay low profile so reports say that it is the pressure falling from his father and uncle that has been pushing him to flash a smile and talk about politics if he does that.
The bare truth is, out of the 100 people who come into politics there are only ten who really have the will to serve the society and the people, the rest come with a motive or an agenda. It is about time the citizens realize that and don’t fall for silver screen charms. Actors are professionals doing their job just like anybody and they cannot be taken as integral part of the realistic daily lives. Folks, come out of the illusion and realize that stars are meant for entertainment only and not for shaping up the future of your society.
If Nag, Mahesh Babu, Balayya and Chiru happen to be your fans, just stick on to your favoritism for their performances, but not to their personal ideas regarding politics. Don’t simply get fooled by anyone and think with your conscience, so that the state would stay safe.
(Usha Chowdhary can be reached at [email protected])