Chiru Rajyam needs chiefs

BY J.R.PRASAD

Hyderabad Jan. 17: The Praja Rajyam is desperately in search of leaders to fill key posts in the party’s state committee. The posts of vice-president and two general secretaries are lying vacant in the newly formed state committee. “We are scouting for suitable leaders to fill them,” said the Praja Rajyam spokesperson, Mr P. Mitra. “We will fill them soon.” Several other wings in the state committee were also not constituted despite the promise by the Praja Rajyam chief, Chiranjeevi, that the entire state committee would be unveiled on Saturday. Majority of the posts have been filled up with Chiranjeevi’s “yes-men”.

For instance, the general secretary of the committee for administration is Mr Allu Aravind, the producer brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi. Another general secretary is Mr Aravind’s family friend, Mr Parakala Prabhakar. The party’s treasurer is Mr C. Nagaraju, another aide of Mr Aravind who looks after his film production house, Geeta Arts. Mr K. Kannababu, former journalist, who is now looking after the day-to-day activities of Chiranjeevi, has been made the general secretary for coordination and public relations.
A realtor and family friend of Chiranjeevi, Mr Srinath, has been made the secretary of the party president and Mr T.Chandrasekhar, a former IAS officer and another close aide of Chiranjeevi, was appointed chairman of the infrastructure wing.

Mr M. Sattibabu and Mr Kumar Koneru, loyalists of Chiranjeevi, were also accommodated in this committee. Out of the nine persons in the committee, six persons are from the Kapu community, to which Chiranjeevi belongs. The Praja Rajyam chief’s oft repeated slogan of “social justice” has been ignored in the formation of the committee. Representation of women is also meagre. There is no woman leader in highest decision making body, the political affairs committee.