Balakrishna blows poll bugle in Khammam

Ch Sushil Rao / TNN / Oct 2, 2018, 12:25 IST

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With Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu drafting actor, his brother-in-law and Hindupur MLA N Balakrishna to canvass for the party in Telangana, the latter hit the campaign trail in Khammam on Monday.

HYDERABAD: With Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu drafting actor, his brother-in-law and Hindupur MLA N Balakrishna to canvass for the party in Telangana, the latter hit the campaign trail in Khammam on Monday.
Though the Congress-TDP alliance is yet to announce candidates, Balakrishna launched himself into electioneering by recalling how his father, late NT Rama Rao had introduced various schemes, including 2-a-kg rice, for the welfare of the people.

He toured Sathupalle and Madhira. TDP legislator Sandra Venkata Veeraiah is expected to get a renomination from Sathupalle, while Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, deputy floor leader of Congress in the dissolved assembly, is set to be renominated from Madhira.
Telangana TDP president L Ramana said Balakrishna would tour Telangana to campaign for the candidates of the Mahakutami.
Balakrishna, during his speeches, tried to impress the crows with filmi style dialogues. Throughout Balakrishna's speech from the vehicle, the crowd that gathered cheered him and blew whistles much to the actor's discomfiture. As he wanted to be heard, he tried to stop some people from cheering or whistling, requesting them with a hand gesture.
An impressive crowd welcomed Balakrishna as he began his election tour in Khammam. A huge bike rally was taken out as part of his campaign in Sathupalle, while the actor unveiled a statue of NTR in Madhira.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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