It looks like Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu does not want to lose any chance, even a very small one, to appease the political leaders, if he thinks they are useful to him and his party.
In the latest instance, the Naidu government has issued a GO recently releasing Rs 4.9 crore to Turbo Megha Airways, promoted by Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan Teja towards viability gap funding for operating flights from Vijaywada to Tirupati and Kadapa.
This funding is a one-time grant provided to support infrastructure projects that are economically justified but fall short of financial viability, due to the company’s inability to increase user charges to commercial levels.
Though Rs 5 crore is nothing for Ram Charan Teja, it is definitely a goodwill gesture on the part of the Naidu government to please Charan’s father Chiranjeevi.
May be, Naidu is trying to pamper the megastar to counter the Kapu agitation launched by Mudragada Padmanabham and supported by YSR Congress party.
Already, Chiranjeevi’s brother Pavan Kalyan has been soft-pedalling for the TDP government on the special category status issue.
May be in future, the mega family will stand by Naidu!
