The selective targeting of YSR Congress leader and Andhra Pradesh agriculture minister Kurasala Kanna Babu by power star and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan in his speech at Visakhapatnam rally the other day triggered an uproar in the Kapu community.
The community leaders are wondering why Pawan Kalyan has been making such pungent comments against Kanna Babu so frequently.
There is a talk that the Jana Sena Party chief might be feeling jealous of Kanna Babu who had entered politics through a party launched by the former’s brother Chiranjeevi and grown to the level of a cabinet minister.
During the last elections, Pawan specifically targeted Kanna Babu and focused his attention on defeating him, but he could not succeed.
On the other hand, the power star had lost in both the seats he had contested. That might have compounded his jealousy against Kanna Babu.
However, Kanna Babu got some solace after the latest episode. Sources said megastar Chiranjeevi himself had called Kanna Babu directly and requested him not to take Pawan Kalyan’s comments seriously.
“It is just part of politics. Don’t take such comments personally. Pawan has no personal grouse against you, except political differences,” the megastar is learnt to have told Kanna Babu.
It may be recalled that Chiranjeevi had gone all the way to Kanna Babu’s residence a couple of months ago, when there was a tragedy in his family and consoled his family members. Even now, Kanna Babu is yet to overcome the loss of his brother.
And Chiranjeevi knew such personal comments from Chiranjeevi against Kanna Babu would definitely hurt him and so, had spoken to him personally to assuage his feelings.
It may be recalled that Kanna Babu had also helped Chiranjeevi by ensuring permission from the state government for extra shows for the latter’s latest film “Sye Raa.”
So, the relationship between the minister and the megastar is still continuing!
