January ,23 2018
Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on Monday launched his 'praja
yatra' after worshipping at a temple at Kondagattu in Telangana's Jagtiyal
district.
The Jana Sena party chief, who along with a large number of
supporters and fans reached the town from Hyderabad, later left for Karimnagar
to address party workers.
On his first political campaign after
announcing last year that Jana Sena will contest elections in both Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana, he is expected to announce his 'yatra' schedule and the
next course of action.
Pawan offered prayers at Anjaneyaswamy temple. He
also donated Rs 11 lakh to the temple.
Earlier, the actor left Hyderabad
after his Anna Lezhneva performed some religious rituals. The motorcade of 50
vehicles reached Kondagattu in the afternoon.
Before the start of
'yatra', Pawan formally launched social media handle of Veera Mahila, the
women's wing of the party. He said it would focus on women security and
empowerment.
Kalyan, who had campaigned for the TDP-BJP alliance in the
2014 election but distanced himself from both the parties last year, has already
announced that the Jana Sena will contest the coming election in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana, where the TDP-BJP and the TRS are in power respectively.
Assembly elections in both the states are scheduled along with the Lok Sabha
polls in 2019.
Pawan, who himself plans to contest from Andhra Pradesh,
chose Kodangattu to launch his political campaign as it was here that he had a
narrow escape during campaigning in the 2009 elections.
Pawan was then
campaigning for Praja Rajyam, the party floated by his elder brother and
superstar Chiranjeevi.
After the defeat in the elections, Chiranjeevi
merged his party with the Congress.