Samaikya Andhra leaders do Munnabhai again

Nellore, jan. 22: While Telangana leaders are obstructing the screening of films with Andhra heroes on lead in their region, staunch supporters of unified state movement welcomed the release of a film with Telangana hero Nitin on the lead at Nellore on Friday.

In yet another novel protest in the lines of Munnabhai’s Gandhigiri technique, the Congress leaders of the district distributed sweets to the audience and burst crackers on the occasion of the release of Seetha Ramula Kalyanam Lankalo film on Friday.

“The hero of the film, Nitin belongs to Telangana and we can also opt for vandalism like Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders. They have damaged the theaters, burnt the cutouts of Junior NTR and also threatened the public against watching his film, Adhurs during its release recently under the pretext that the hero belongs to Andhra. We are against such culture and want TRS leaders to understand that art and artists are beyond any barriers and they have nothing to do with agitations,” the PCC secretary and supporter of unified state, Mr Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, said.

Party cadres decorated the cutout of Nitin with a garland at Kalyani theatre here on Friday before the start of the morning show and performed puja wishing for the success of the film.

They have also urged the film goers to make it a successful film.

Stressing that Telugu film industry is in dire straits because of the warnings by TRS leaders, the Congress leaders hoped that their demonstration would become an eye opener for their counterparts in TRS.

It may be recalled that Congress functionaries of the district have been popularising Gandhigri during the ongoing agitation for unified state.

They have sent Arisalu and Laddus to Telangana leaders reacting to the threats against Andha people living in Hyderabad before Sankranti festival.

Sometime back, they have also served Biryani to people of Telangana origin travelling on National Highway-5 after stopping the vehicles prompted by attacks on Andhra vehicles in the capital by TRS cadres.