Chiranjeevi may launch party in August

Is Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi looking for an August 15 launch of his proposed political party? With confusing signals emanating, nobody really knows when the actor would embark on his political journey.

But many analysts pondering the subject say it could be a mid-August launch that the matinee idol is looking at. The logic is that with elections slated for April 2009, an August launch would allow him enough time to build a hype around his party, but the period would not be long enough for anybody to prick the bubble.

"Chiranjeevi is popular but he will depend on creating a larger-than-life image that will move the masses. Eight months will be long enough for him to tour the length and breadth of the state once and create an impact," a political analyst said.

The analyst predicted that if Chiranjeevi's party was launched earlier, say in April, then it would be there for a longer period and would be open to scrutiny for that much longer. "This has the potential of taking away the hype and the feel-good factor," he said.

But not everybody agrees with this line of thinking. It is argued by some that although elections are slated for April/May 2009, they could well be held earlier.

"Nobody knows for sure. If Chiranjeevi launches the party in August and elections are in December, he would be caught unawares and this is a risk he cannot afford to take," said a potential entrant to the actor's party.

He added: "Ugadi is a good day and one year is the minimum time required to set up an organisation. So I will bet on an April launch." Interestingly, though the person is negotiating with the Chiranjeevi camp, he has no inkling about a possible launch date.

Some other analysts think that if the actor waits far too long without setting an organisational structure, his fans could become restive. "The result could be the sort of roadside fracas that his supporters had with actor Rajasekhar recently. This is hardly something Chiranjeevi can afford," an analyst said.

Courtesy:timesofindal.com
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