The deceased have been identified as A Adinarayana (27), who fell from the tree, and D Tajuddin (36) of Dharmavaram. Tajuddin died at the government hospital during treatment and Adinarayana succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to his residence at Subbarayanagar. Ironically, both the victims were tailors by profession.
Another Chiru fan Ramana too fell from a tree and suffered injuries. His condition is said to be serious. The incidents occurred after Chiranjeevi had addressed the massive crowd and his convoy moved from NTR Circle around 2.30 pm. Sources said the tragedy occurred after the crowds, mostly consisting of youth, began to disperse and run after the star politician’s convoy.
Upset over the incidents, Chiranjeevi rushed Prajarajyam Party state observer N V Prasad and local leader V Prabhakar Choudary to call on the families of the deceased and announce an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh each.
The Chiru yatra has had its share of agony and trauma right from the day the star launched his ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’ in Srikakulam district on October 10. In fact, on the day of Dasara (October 9), a person, Ismail, died during a stampede while the PRP chief was addressing a road show at the temple town of Arasavilli where he went to seek the Sun god’s blessings before the launch of his statewide tour.
During Chiru’s road shows in Visakhapatnam district, an old woman, K Hemalatha, who came dressed like Mother Teresa died of exhaustion and cardiac arrest after she sat under hot sun in his convoy. A youth M Tirupati Rao of Simhachalam was knocked down by one of the vehicles in the convoy of the actor.
At a road show at Sompeta in Srikakulam, seven people were injured when a parapet wall on which they were standing collapsed.
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