The Law and Justice Minister and in-charge of Congress affairs in State, Veerappa Moily, who was present at the meeting along with Defence Minister and senior Congress leader A.K. Antony expressed happiness over the alliance & said that. Mr. Chiranjeevi has now become a member of the Congress family.

Asked whether the move to bring the actor into the Congress fold was to counter the threat posed by former Congress MP from Kadapa, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Mr. Moily shoted back that, The move was just to strengthen the Congress. Political pundits see Mr. Chiranjeevi's decision to merge his outfit with the Congress as an opportunity to get mutual benefit.

Published Date : Monday, 7/2/2011 1:47 PM IST