Rumors: Chiru goes into hiding

Megastar Chiranjeevi and his wife have gone into hiding. Not because he is disturbed very much over his daughter Srija's marriage with a middle class fellow Sirish Bharadwaj, but because of the people who are calling on him day in and day out to express their sympthies for him.

Eversince the marriage of Srija took place, Chiranjeevi's residence is being flooded with friends, well-wishers, relatives and even his fans, who are expressing their sympthies and solidarity with him. Already, Chiru was in a state of shock given by his daughter; and this wave of sympathy has put him in the most embarassing situation. The visitors include even Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu, while Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy called him up on phone and expressed his sympathy.

Adding to his embarassment, his brother Pawan Kalyan enacted a big drama by surrendering his weapon to the police and announced establishment of a Commonman Protection Fund, creating an impression that it was a prelude to Chiranjeevi's plans for establishing a political party. Unable to withstand pressure from all angles, Chiru is learnt to have gone into a hiding to have mental peace at least for some time.