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You may just beat it as featured in Sakshi TV, the congress party’s ’official’ media channel, but its a good summary of all Surveys conducted so far and all of them give a clear victory to Congress while TDP alliance comes second.

Now the big question of whether surveys are accurate enough, no body can guarantee that. But if all surveys predict the same or almost similar result, and based on past results of how surveys predicted, well, Congress may win again. Good or bad!!

The social justice blue print or the The ‘Caste’ based exploitation of Political parties for the upcoming Elections in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Source: eenadu.net

Praja Rajyam Party vice president Anjaneya Reddy resigned from the party citing unable to find the change  he love to bring in the political party and asserting that Praja Rajyam party is no different than Congress and Telugu Desam party and others.

(Source: eenadu.net )

Recently I have expressed similar sentiment that I was not able to see the ‘Change’ the party has been talking about. The party is talking like others, acting like others and spending money desperately to come to power like others and selling tickets like others. I even noted the way they have copied the manifesto and key messages from NTR and LokSatta. Their website is a copy cat of Barack Obama’s website.

Now this is a confirmation from none other than the party’s vice President that he did not find the party any different from other political parties.

The only different I have seen so far is that the party is championing a clever exploitation of caste in the state in the name of Social justice.

What a shameless politics !

Praja Rajyam political campaign has copied almost entirely the NTR’s Political beginnings of 1983.  Starting with the way party was announced, venues and literally step by step of the election campaign.

They also copied most of the manifesto from Lok Satta’s 50 irrevocable guarantees and applied the ‘Caste’ magic to it in the name of social justice.

Now, most recently, PrajaRajyam.org, the official website of Praja Rajyam party tried it best to copy Barack Obama’s website. Starting with the tag line of ‘Change’, it appears they copied the source of the BarackObama.com website and just applied new colors to it.

Click on images to see full images or just click on the websites to see for yourself : PrajaRajyam.org vs BarackObama.com

The most striking and funniest part is the Online donations page. Where, they even copied the list of Confirmations by a donor. Are there ‘Federal’ Lobbyists in the state of Andhra Pradesh? This is the original text you will find on Barack Obama’s website.

1. I am a United States citizen or a lawfully-admitted permanent resident.
2. I am at least 16 years old.
3. This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.
4. This contribution is not made from the funds of a political action committee.
5. This contribution is not made from the treasury of an entity or person who is a federal contractor.
6. This contribution is not made from the funds of an individual registered as a federal lobbyist or a foreign agent, or an entity that is a federally registered lobbying firm or foreign agent.
7. The funds I am donating are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution.

And used their creativity to adapt the text to this on PrajaRajyam.org site:

1. I here by confirm that i am an Indian citizen and contributing the above amount voluntarily to Praja Rajyam Party out of my own resources.
2. I am at least 18 years old.
3. This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.
4. This contribution is not made from the funds of a political action committee. This contribution is not made from the treasury of an entity or person who is a federal contractor.
5. This contribution is not made from the funds of an individual registered as a federal lobbyist or a foreign agent, or an entity that is a federally registered lobbying firm or foreign agent.
6. The funds I am donating are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution.

The proponents of change, decided ‘NOT to change’ but copy left and right. Just like the way, Movies are remade in Andhra.

While getting inspired by NTR, LokSatta and Barack Obama is not a bad thing at all, it just shows how superficial and empty the party and its identity is. The worst part, its principles are.

How can a party that just imitate everything, can stand out and be any different than other political parties? The party is collecting party funds just like any other party, spending just like any other party, awarding tickets just like any other party (money) (except the fact it is also championing the exploitation of caste), offering free stuff to woo voters without understanding the cost of such populous stupidity, and shows no signs of dignity just like others; It is acting like any other. Talking like any other. How could the Praja rajyam party any different?  What kind of change the party is talking about? Is the Change is also just an election trick imitating Barack Obama?

Changing makeup and costumes is an integral part of Movie actor’s life that is hard to leave. Here are few pictures from PRP Praja Ankita Yatra showing Chiranjeevi in different costumes.

Reliving the life of an Actor or truly trying to understand the issues by enacting common man’s life in costumes? Hard to tell.