After Telangana Minister Konda Surekha’s passed controversial remarks on Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya’s divorce, a host of celebrities from the Southern film industry have slammed the politician. The latest celebrity to voice his angst is Chiranjeevi, who took to X to condemn the ‘disgraceful remarks’.
“I am extremely pained to see the disgraceful remarks made by an honourable woman minister. It is a shame that celebs and members of film fraternity become soft targets as they provide instant reach and attention. We as Film Industry stand united in opposing such vicious verbal assaults on our members,” Chiranjeevi wrote.
he added, “No one should stoop to this level for scoring political points by dragging unconnected people and more so women into their political slug fest and make distasteful fictional allegations. We choose our leaders to make the society a better place to live in, and not contaminate it by lowering the discourse. Politicians and people in honourable positions should set better examples.”
“Trust the concerned will make amends and withdraw these malicious remarks immediately. #FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate,” Chiranjeevi concluded.
What Konda Surekha said
Linking Samantha and Naga Chaitanya’s divorce to Bharat Rashtra Samiti President KT Rama Rao, Konda Surekha said, “It is KT Rama Rao because of whom (actress) Samantha’s divorce happened… He was a minister at that time and used to tap the phones of the actresses and then find their weaknesses to blackmail them… He used to make them drug addicts and then do this… Everyone knows this, Samantha, Naga Chaitanya, his family–everybody is aware that such a thing happened.”
Konda Surekha retracted her statement after facing severe backlash. Reacting to Samantha’s statement, she wrote, “My comments are meant to question a leader’s belittling of women and not to hurt your (Samantha Prabhu) sentiments. The way you have grown up with self-power is not only an admiration for me but also an ideal… If you or your fans are offended by my comments, I unconditionally retract my comments. Don’t think otherwise.”
