Even before it could hit the road, Pawan Kalyan’s specially designed vehicle for bus yatra Varahi received good attention and promotion. The members of the ruling YSRCP need a special mention here. If not for their attack and criticism, the vehicle would have not received a promotion.
Soon after Pawan Kalyan shared a glimpse of Varahi on his Twitter, the ruling YSRCP started targeting it saying that civilian vehicles cannot have an Olive green colour and it is dedicated to the armed forces. A few legislators went on to say that Pawan Kalyan didn’t even know the rules though he wants to become the leader.
Amid severe criticism from the ruling party, Varahi vehicle completed its registration process. The Telangana Road Transportation department granted a registration number. Clearing all the doubts, the department said that there are no violations and the vehicle followed all the rules.
The pro-YSRCP media shifted its focus on Pawan Kalyan and asked how someone who doesn’t know rules can become a ruler. But all the criticism went in vain as the Telangana Transport Department gave a clean chit to Varahi. Concerned Minister Puvvada Ajay said that Varahi’s colour is not Military colour. He added that Varahi was given TS13EX 8384 number.
Even after the registration was finished YCP is not leaving the matter. Reacting to the registration number of Varahi, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Gudivada Amarnath said that if we count the digits it will be 23 which is the number of MLA seats the Telugu Desam Party received in previous elections.
The IT Minister even said that the vehicle should follow the rules if it comes to Andhra Pradesh. It appears like the ruling party is not ready to leave the matter easily. Once Varahi steps into Andhra Pradesh, it might face some issues. However, Varahi has a national permit and can visit any state.
Keeping all this criticism aside, the attack from the ruling party helped the vehicle stay in the middle of the headlines. The intense criticism from the ruling party vehicles gave much-needed publicity and promotion without any cost. He didn’t even spend a single rupee on publicity.