timmy Posted April 30, 2014 Report Posted April 30, 2014 #2014 lok sabha elections #chiranheevi #kartikeya #telangana #andhra pradesh #andhra pradesh elections NRI from Cambridge stopped megastar Chiranjeevi from jumping the queue CNN-IBN | Apr 30, 2014 at 01:59pm IST Hyderabad: Kartikeya, a young voter, on Wednesday stopped Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi from jumping the queue to cast his vote in Hyderabad. Kartikeya asked Chiranjeevi, "Do you need a special treatment?" He is an NRI from Cambridge and came to India to cast his vote. ALSO SEE Do you need special treatment, ask voters as Chiranjeevi jumps queue He later on said, "I respect Chiranjeevi. But he is not over 65 years of age or disabled, then should he be given a special treatment?" Chiranjeevi even clarified that he had come to stand in line but was persuaded by a few media people and others to go vote first, hence walked in. The megastar was seen pleading with the voters before sheepisly going back to join the queue. Polling is underway for the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies and 119 Assembly seats in Telangana where long queues were seen at booths. A total of 1,669 candidates are in the fray for 119 Assembly seats while 265 are contesting for the 17 parliamentary seats across Telangana.
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