Hyderabad:
It seems like hunger strikes are the order of the day in Andhra Pradesh politics, especially over the Telangana issue.
Starting Thursday, actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi will fast for a 'United Andhra'. The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief will begin his fast at Tirupati, to express solidarity with those protesting against Telangana statehood.
The announcement comes after Chiranjeevi consulted his party's MLAs in Hyderabad on Wednesday morning. But the like the Congress and Telugu Desam, PRP tpp seems split over the issue. (
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Sixteen PRP MLAs from the coastal and Rayalseema regions sent in theirresignations last week and are putting pressure for supprt to a unitedAndhra. On the other hand, Telangana district leaders of PRP are up in arms and there are reports that those from Warangal and Karimnagar have already quit.
The Osmania University joint action committee and Kakatiya University students have meanwhile declared that they will boycott not just Chiru's films, but those of his family members too if PRP talks of a united AP.
Chiranjeevi had fought the Lok Sabha elections this year on a promise of statehood for Telangana.