On Sunday, union home minister Amit Shah while on an election campaign for the Munugode assembly seat in Telangana met Tollywood celebrity Junior NTR.
While BJP leaders termed it just a courtesy call, stating that Shah wanted to have a discussion with the RRR star over his performance in the blockbuster, party sources said the meeting had another aim.
A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the meeting had political undertones not just for Telangana but also for adjoining Andhra Pradesh.
Amit Shah also tweeted pictures from his much-hyped meeting with the RRR star. Pic/Twitter
A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader told said that the meeting had political undertones not just for Telangana but also for adjoining Andhra Pradesh
On Sunday, union home minister Amit Shah while on an election campaign for the Munugode assembly seat in Telangana met Tollywood celebrity Junior NTR.
While BJP leaders termed it just a courtesy call, stating that Shah wanted to have a discussion with the RRR star over his performance in the blockbuster, party sources said the meeting had another aim.
A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the meeting had political undertones not just for Telangana but also for adjoining Andhra Pradesh.
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According to a senior party leader, the meeting wasn’t just to praise Junior NTR, who has family relations with TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, but because the BJP wanted to send a strong message to Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan.
“There is a mass following of the two actors in both the Telugu states. And both are considered to hail from Andhra Pradesh. Shah meeting Junior NTR would mean that the party doesn’t have to bank on one and has alternatives ready,” said the leader.