The TDP workers are carrying the flags of Jr NTR with the caption 'NEXT CM' only due to the disgust they have for Lokesh Naidu and disappointment with Chandrababu Naidu's weakened leadership. But how far can Junior save the party? His power was tested and proved a failure twelve years ago.
Jr NTR campaigned across the state in the 2009 election by criticising YSR and praising Chandrababu Naidu. He tried to imitate Sr NTR in many instances in his speeches. But still the party failed miserably even in the places where he campaigned.
The Eenadu daily also wrote at that time with a heading "Aadi Prabhaavam Antantha maatrame". The story was about how useless Jr NTR's campaign was to the party.
Gone are those days where the people used to vote for actors. Chiranjeevi Pawan Kalyan, Rajini Kanth and Kamala Hasan are either completely failed or withdrawn or still struggling to make an impact. So, it will be foolish to assume that Jr NTR would make a mark in AP politics.
It is an advice to NTR also. He should not get carried away and jump to conclusions that the people and party workers are really inviting him. He should not spoil his film career by wasting time on politics.
Deepak Katragadda
