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Chiranjeevi 'surprised' at Pawan-Modi meet

Chiranjeevi told reporters in Visakhapatnam Saturday that Pawan Kalyan should not have met the BJP's PM candidate as he is facing allegations of involvement in post-Godhra massacre.

Updated on: Mar 22, 2014 01:09 PM IST
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Union minister and Congress leader K Chiranjeevi has found fault with his brother Pawan Kalyan for meeting BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

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Chiranjeevi told reporters in Visakhapatnam Saturday that Pawan should not have met Modi as he is facing allegations of involvement in post-Godhra massacre.

"I believe my brother is secular but his meeting with a key leader of communal BJP surprised me," said Chiranjeevi, a former superstar.

"I doubt whether my brother has knowledge of the allegations Modi is facing over his role in the post-Godhra massacre," said the actor-turned-politician.

He pointed out that while BJP president Rajnath Singh and other leaders called Muslims and gave a clarification, Modi has neither given an explanation nor apologized.

Read: Pawan Kalyan declares support to Modi

"If my brother had met Modi after seeking an explanation from him, may be I would have accepted it," said Chiranjeevi, who is heading the Congress campaign committee in residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Pawan, a popular Telugu actor, who floated Jana Sena last week, met Modi in Ahmedabad Friday and declared his support to his candidature for the post of prime minister.

Read: Pawan Kalyan: power-star to political star

While launching his political party, Pawan had given a call for 'Congress hatao, desh bachao' (Remove Congress, save the nation).

Chiranjeevi has already stated that he would treat his brother as like any other political rival.

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