When Dattatreya turned a singer..

The highlight of Bharatiya Janata Party's Vijaya Sankalp Yatra at Vijaywada on Wednesday was not exactly the speech of its Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani.

It was BJP State unit president Bandaru Dattatreya's singing. As he started speaking, nobody expected that Dattatreya would suddenly turn to singing. Explaining the humble beginning of BJP in the State, Dattatreya started singing the popular number: "Mounamgaane Edagamani Mokka Neeku Cheputundi.." from the hit film "Naa Autograph, Sweet Memories."

As such, Dattatreya's voice is horrible; and when he began the song, it was too terrible for the audience. Some women members of the party were seen covering their ears with their hands, as if they were not able to bear the hoarse voice of Dattatreya. Advani and senior leader Venkaiah Naidu, however, listened to him with attention, and of course, a hearty laugh.