TIRUPATI: Congress workers, led by Tirupati Urban Development Authority chairman Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, on Thursday closely followed Praja Rajyam Party chief and contesting candidate for the Tirupati Assembly seat Chiranjeevi as he went round some of the polling stations to inspect the polling process, PRP sources said here.
Going by the unruly scenes created by Congress workers at the hotel where Chiranjeevi stayed with family yesterday, there was palpable tension as the actor-turned-politician, who was fighting his maiden electoral battle, set upon his visits.
A heavy guard of police personnel, led by Inspector General of Police V S K Kaumudi, was deployed across the town and all polling stations to ensure a free and fair poll on Thursday, officials said.
As he reached the polling station at M R Palle, Chiranjeevi came across his Congress rival Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, causing some anxious moments among workers on both sides, the PRP sources said.
However, nothing untoward happened as a strong posse of policemen kept guard.
Chiranjeevi then exchanged pleasantries with people waiting in queue to cast their votes and left.
The PRP sources claimed that Congress workers, however, tried to block Chiranjeevi when he went to the Byragipatteda polling station in the town but police intervened and cleared the way for the PRP chief.
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