Chiranjeevi welcomes brother Pawan's entry into politics

March 24, 2014 17:26

Union minister and Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee's election campaign in-charge Chiranjeevi welcomed his brother Pawan Kalyan's entry into politics. Chiranjeevi said that he would invite youth to enter politics for social justice.

Replying to BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu's recent comment in Hyderabad about the "bus yatra", he said that it was the BJP which first introduced the 'rathyatra' before demolishing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

Venkaiah Naidu had recently said that Congress leaders conduct a "bus yatra" (bus tour) and later they go to a "teerthyatra" (pilgrimage).

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