Reacting to reports that he would be sent to the Rajya Sabha in place of cine director Dasari Narayana Rao in the forthcoming biennial elections to the upper house, Tirupati MLA and mega star Chiranjeevi said he had no information on the issue from the party high command.
“There are reports that I will be elected to the Rajya Sabha and my brother Naga Babu or wife Surekha will contest from the Tirupati constituency in the by polls. First of all, I have no information on my being elected to the Rajya Sabha. In such a situation, the question of my wife or brother contesting for the seat doesn’t arise,” he said talking to media persons in Hyderabad.
He said he would be happy if he continued as MLA in the state and would be happier if he goes to the Rajya Sabha. “However, there is no information from the party high command on the issue,” he clarified.
Answering a query, Chiranjeevi said he never claimed he had aspired to become the CM. “Did I tell you at any point of time I would become the CM?” he asked.
When asked whether he would lead the congress campaign in the by polls in the state, Chiranjeevi said the party high command would take decisions on such issues. “If the party asks, I will take up campaigning,” Chiru said. (J)
