'I am not leaving the industry. I am a part of the industry and will ever remain so. But I am going a different way to serve the public', said an emotional Chiranjeevi addressing the industry people, who attended the Tea party that he organized for the industry at Ramanaidu studios on Saturday night. 'Chiranjeevi is what the industry made. In fact, Chiranjeevi is the name that the industry recognized me. Chiranjeevi is what he is today because of the film industry, which is mother to all of us. I am indebted to the directors, producers, co-stars, and technicians. I cannot think of moving away from this industry even in my dream. I will never go away from the industry and I request you all not to consider this as moving away. I am always one among you. I will always be your Chiranjeevi', said Chiranjeevi.
Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Mohan Babu, Murali Mohan, Aswini Dutt, K.Raghavendra Rao, D.Ramanaidu, Thammareddy Bharadwaja, Jayasudha, Adiseshagiri Rao, Ramyakrishna, K.Viswanath, VB Rajendra Prasad, DVS Raju, Gunasekhar, Brahmaji, Raviraja Pinisetty, Keeravani, Trivikram, Brahmanandam, Tarun, Shyamprasad reddy, Kodanda Rami Reddy and others attended the event. In fact, it was a hot topic on if Chiru invited Mohan babu to this event as Mohan Babu did not show up during the event. Towards the end, Mohan Babu came in and spent some time with Chiranjeevi. Talking to the media, he said that Chiranjeevi personally invited him. 'I already had prior commitments but I postponed them to come here today', said Mohan Babu. Reliable sources said that Chiranjeevi persoanlly invited every one. However, a few prominent members were not seen at the event viz. Balakrishna, Raviteja, Mahesh Babu, Dasari, Prabhas, Srikanth etc.
Knowing this news, fans flocked to the studio to see the party. Media and fans were not allowed into this private party. At one point, they were allowed in but were quickly sent out.
Talking about the support rendered to him, Chiranjeevi remembered several incidents; his first remuneration, his first producer, several director and producers who supported him throughout, senior actor Satyanarayana for his support etc.
Pictures from the events will be distributed to the media by the organizers as media was not allowed in.