TIRUPATI: The BJP leaders in Andhra Pradesh appear keen on pleasing Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and getting him to campaign for their candidate for the Tirupati Lok Sabha byelection.
State BJP president Somu Veerraju heaped praise on the actor-turned politician and recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s affection towards him and their bonhomie during the run-up to the 2014 general elections.
Addressing the coordination committee meeting of the BJP-Janasena, Veerraju said Modi liked Pawan Kalyan and hence BJP leaders in the state must treat the JS chief with respect.
“Before the 2014 general elections, they attended a public meeting in Tirupati. Modi took Pawan Kalyan along with him in his helicopter and attended seven public meetings at different places in the state amidst a downpour. After the meetings, Modi told me that we should keep good company with Pawan Kalyan,” he recalled.
He went on to say that the BJP always had in its mind a plan to make Pawan the…