Jan 25:The war of words between Chiranjeevi & Balakrishna spilled on to the streets of the temple town on Tuesday with fans and followers of both stars clashing with each other.

As tempers ran high and the fans shouted against each other, police intervened and lathicharged them at Nalugu Kalla mandapam area late in the afternoon.Trouble started when fans of both actors assembled at the Gandhi road junction with effigies of their stars. Both tried to set the effigies on fire but the cops prevented them.They asked the fans not to lose calm and dispersed them. After some time, they assembled again and tried to burn the effigies. Members of both fan clubs traded charges and counter-charges and claimed their leader was a true star.Angry fans of Chiranjeevi said Balakrishna had no right to criticize the former prp president, while followers of Balakrishna berated Chiranjeevi for passing barbs at their star hero. Police were present in large numbers to prevent any untoward incident. Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna fans burnt effigies and exchanged blows in Nellore and Guntur, too. Police chased away clashing fans in Nellore.