What Mogalturu thinks of the son of its soil Chiranjeevi

April 2, 2009

Chiranjeevi's emotional comments about his surprise visit to his birth place, Mogalturu in the middle of the night after completing his roadshow in West Godavari has been covered extensively in the press today. But one can't help wonder why the son of the soil chose to go back home after twenty years when the whole village was asleep. "I like it very much. I was born and played here," said Chiranjeevi addressing the press in Tadepalligudem.

So we decided to juxtapose the comments with what the natives of his hometown (Mogalturu) have to say about the Megastar.

Here are the accounts of some Mogalturu villagers:

Kadali Krishnamurthy: Chiranjeevi used to frequent my hotel to have tea.I wanted to meet him at his house when he visited Mogalturu after becoming an actor. But his people did not allow me inside. He never gave an audience to his fans. He promised to donate his house for a hospital. Leave alone donating the house, he sold the house.

Pulakadam Venkateswara Rao, retired teacher: It is a fact that Chiranjeevi has done nothing for Mogalturu. I went to Hyderabad to meet him once, but he did not give me an audience. There were several teachers who taught Chiranjeevi, but I fail to understand why he keeps talking only about Osmani.

Kukkala Mohan Rao, Chiranjeevi’s classmate: Chiranjeevi sold his properties in Mogalturu. He promised to construct a kalyana mandapam on his land. But he never fulfilled that promise. He has done nothing for Mogalturu.

Koppula Satyanarayana, tailor: I used to stitch Chiranjeevi’s clothes. It is a fact that he has not little for Mogalturu. I wish he would visited his home town more frequently like Krishnam Raju.

Andhe Bhujanga Rao, secretary of Ande Bapanna and Brothers Cooperative Junior College: Chiranjeevi claims to provide free education from KG to PG. It is all humbug. He did not help me when I needed financial assistance to run my college. Leave alone financial aid, he even refused to stand guarantee for loan we wanted to take. It is natural for the villagers to expect Chiranjeevi to do something for his home town. But he has always dashed such hopes. It was his fans who built a library after his name. They even built a kala vedika on the high school premises with donations. People here do not believe his words when he says he will provide free education.

Stung by reports of his neglect of Mogalturu, Chiranjeevi responded to it during his campaign in East Godavari dirstict. His defence was surprisingly wweak: "One's village is like one's parents. Every parent would like his child to earn fame for him. They don't expect anything in return."

Source: www.votecong.com

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