The Hindu (Vijayawada)

‘Mega’ actors hog limelight on last day of poll campaign

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Actors from the ‘Mega’ star family hogged the limelight on the last day of the election campaign here on Saturday.

Actor Allu Arjun’s visit to his friend and YSRCP MLA S. Ravichandr­a Kishore Reddy’s residence at Nandayala to wish him success in the elections at a very crucial time has created a “utter. #AlluArjuna­tNandyala started to trend on social media, where thousands of tweets, posts and memes were shared.

While some people praised Allu Arjun as a ‘man of the word’ and his value to friendship to visit his close friend’s house despite knowing the consequenc­es, some questioned why the actor just dropped a message on social media wishing JSP president K. Pawan Kalyan but did not participat­e in any campaign.

Some of the YSRCP supporters started to claim that Allu Arjun had shown his support for the YSRCP in the coming elections. However, it was an anticlimax for the YSRCP supporters when Mr. Arjun openly informed the media that he, along with his family, had come to wish the MLA candidate, irrespecti­ve of the latter’s political aªliation.

TDP national president N. Chandrabab­u Naidu, who was also campaignin­g in Nandyala, alleged that the YSRCP leaders were playing cheap politics by stating that Allu Arjun was supporting the ruling party.

Meanwhile, actor K. Ram Charan, along with producer Allu Aravind, the father of Allu Arjun, and other family members, had arrived at Pithapuram on Saturday.They o’ered prayers in a local temple and then met Mr. Kalyan.

Though no roadshows or public meeting were held with the actors their vehicles got mobbed by fans at both the locations

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