Power star and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan on Monday asserted that he would not follow the footsteps of his elder brother Chiranjeevi with regard to sustaining his party.
Participating in a programme at Rampachodavaram in East Godavari district, Pawan said he had absolutely no role to play in the merger of Praja Rajyam Party, floated by his brother, with Congress in 2012.
“He did not consult me or any other leader while merging the party with the Congress. I was just a spectator like many others, when he took the decision,” he said.
Pawan pointed out that he had played a very key role in the formation of PRP in 2008 and had led the youth wing of the party.
“But after the PRP failed to get good number of seats in 2009 assembly elections, I had stopped playing active role in the party and stayed away from politics,” he said.
Now that he is heading Jana Sena Party, Pawan said he had learnt a lot of lessons from his brother on how not to run a political party.
“Now, I have learnt politics fully. There is no question of following the footsteps of Chiranjeevi garu now and close down my party. I will continue to keep it alive, with or without coming to power,” he asserted.
