In a significant development, popular Telugu actor Prakash Raj today called on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on the Assembly premises.
According to informed sources, the actor came to the Assembly along with the Chief Minister. He also went around the Assembly premises on the last day of the budget session and had a glimpse of the historic buildings.
The meeting between Prakash Raj and KCR assumes significance in the wake of KCR pitching for a federal front at the national level against the BJP and the Congress.
The actor reportedly discussed with the Chief Minister the current political scenario at the national level and in the state. KCR is learnt to have informed the actor about his third front plan and the welfare schemes in Telangana.
Prakash Raj has been quite outspoken on various political issues of late. He opposed the entries of Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth into politics in Tamil Nadu, and also the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over some controversial policies and incidents. Thus, political and film circles are agog over this meeting.
Prakash Raj, who is a Kannadiga, has been in the Telugu film field for several years, and has won several awards.