Fire, venom... they spit it all at each other.

Desaraju Surya

Chiranjeevi has been spitting fire on Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. Nara Chandrababu Naidu has been spitting venom on Rajasekhara Reddy. Rajasekhara Reddy, in turn, has been attacking both Chandrababu Naidu and Chiranjeevi.
Chandrababu Naidu is deriding Chiranjeevi while the latter too is castigating the former.
Chiranjeevi completed 30 years in the Telugu film industry and became a Mega Star. Both Rajasekhara Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu too have crossed 30 in their political career. While Rajasekhara Reddy is the incumbent Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu is his immediate predecessor. Chiranjeevi is a political novice but has set his eyes on the Chief Minister’s chair.
Rajasekhara Reddy would like to retain his chair while Chandrababu is desperate to regain it.
First, Reddy and Naidu have been good friends, having begun their political journey together in the Congress party. Later, Naidu parted ways to join the Telugu Desam Party floated by his father-in-law N T Rama Rao. Both grew in the career to become tall leaders in their respective parties and both realized their dream of becoming the state Chief Minister.
Chiranjeevi has been a good friend of Naidu, so much so that he wished the latter becomes the Prime Minister of India one day and uphold the “Telugu glory.”
Reddy was also, to an extent, a friend of Chiranjeevi. Having reached the pinnacle of stardom in films, Chiranjeevi launched his own political party Praja Rajyam to realize his political ambition.
On August 17 last when he announced his intention to give a career twist and jump into the political field, Chiranjeevi promised not to badmouth his political “adversaries.” “I have no rivals,” he had pointed out and gave equal credit to both Reddy and Naidu for having done their bit to develop Andhra Pradesh.
Three months down the line, Chiranjeevi seemed to have “matured” into a politician. As soon as he began his tour of the state as part of his mass contact programme, Chiranjeevi first started criticizing the state government. Later, he started lashing out at the Chief Minister, though initially in a mild manner. Of course, it was not without provocation from the other side, as Reddy constantly lampooned Chiranjeevi.
The Mega Star that he was, Chiranjeevi walked -- rather drove -- straight into his “villain’s” den and beat him back in the same coin. Pulivendula in Kadapa district, the native of Reddy, was the venue that Chiranjeevi chose to take on his (now) “rival” head-on.
After days passed, Chiranjeevi’s wagon wheel has now traversed into Naidu’s territory. So, as is required of a ‘politician,’ Chiranjeevi started spitting venom on Chandrababu Naidu. A man (Naidu) who once was good enough for the Prime Minister’s job has now become unfit even for the Chief Minister’s chair. That’s what Chiranjeevi sought to convey to the people of Naidu’s native Chittoor district – the Kuppam constituency in particular.
Not to be outdone – the seasoned politicians that they are -- both Rajasekhara Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu too have been displaying similar ferociousness in hitting back at Chiranjeevi, a “political bachcha” (kid) in their eyes.
With Andhra Pradesh set to go to polls in April\May this year, the “political bad blood” between the three will only become thicker and their mouths will be full with more venom to spit on each other.
Tailpiece: Some others (read Nandamuri Balakrishna, etc.) are also joining this brigade soon, while some others already in (read K Chandrasekhar Rao, B V Raghavulu, etc.) will add shrill to the vitriolic campaign to make it an ear-full for people of the state.