It was not the Aam Janta alone that was chanting the NaMO mantra.
Tollywood bigwigs were in fair attendance at Hotel Park Hyatt, where
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had a meeting with them. Actor
Mohan Babu’s daughter Lakshmi Manchu, who led the team of Telugu film
fraternity to meet and greet Modi, told Express that the meeting was
apolitical and the actors had a candid chat with Modi about Gujarat’s
growth story and the contribution of Telugus to Gujarat’s success. “May
God bless him to become our next prime minister,” Lakshmi said. Mohan
Babu and his son Vishnu; directors K Raghavendra Rao and Ramgopal
Varma; music director MM Kiravani; producers Allu Aravind and C Kalyan;
and actors Suman, Jagapathi Babu, Balakrishna, Murali Mohan, Krishnam
Raju, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Suresh Babu and Rana Daggubati were amont
those who met Modi. The Tollywood personalities explained the
prevailing situation in the state after the announcement of separate
Telangana state by the Congress party. Mohan Babu said he was very
proud of his daughter Lakshmi Manchu for organising the ‘meet and
greet’ for the film fraternity with Modi. He had an exclusive
opportunity to share some insights about the state. May the Lord bless
him (Modi) to be our next PM, he said. Director Ram Gopal Varma
posted on twitter that the closing line of Narendra Modi’s speech in the
city made the whole crowd chant “Jai Telangana, Jai Seemandhra”
together, which is pure genius. Actor Balakrishna also met Modi and invited him for his younger daughter Tejaswini’s wedding. Lakshmi
Manchu told Express that her father and she invited Narendra Modi to
visit Tirupati to have a darshan of Lord Venkateswara. “Modi
invited Mohan Babu and Balakrishna to visit Gujarat. It was a
constructive meeting. Gujarat’s success is inspiring. He shared views on
the current state of affairs in the state and hoped that people from
all the three regions progress and prosper equally,” Manchu said.
By Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
