He said the inspiration to enter politics came from his supporters, who have been urging him to take the plunge.
"But the driving force behind my decision is former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who urged me to enter politics because not many people are interested in becoming politicians. They think politics is only for crooks and self centered people. This concept has to be changed," said the actor.
Chiranjeevi also said that he was inspired by Gandhiji, Mahatma Phule, Baba Ambedkar, Mother Teresa and N T Rama Rao.
When queried if he wanted to become the chief minister of the state, Chiranjeevi said, "That will be decided by the people."
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