NTR and Nani were the first Telugu top stars to swiftly and strongly denounce the derogatory remarks directed at Samantha and Akkineni Nagarjuna’s family. In her attempt to criticize former Telangana IT Minister KTR, current Telangana minister Konda Surekha used Samantha’s name and her divorce and made vicious and vulgar accusations.
Konda Surekha’s demeaning comments attracted immediate condemnation from Nagarjuna, Samantha, Naga Chaitanya, and Amala Akkineni. Late in the night, NTR took to social media to denounce the minister’s ‘reckless behavior’ and used the hashtag #FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate.
Nani remarked that it was disgusting to see politicians thinking that they can get away talking any kind of nonsense.
On Thursday morning, the other celebrities, including Megastar Chiranjeevi, posted condemning the vile remarks. Chiranjeevi said he was pained by the minister’s disgraceful comments.
Allu Arjun also strongly condemned baseless derogatory remarks.
Interestingly, maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma also slammed Konda Surekha. He had previously made a film about the minister’s family. He faulted Surekha’s behavior in dragging the respectable family of Akkineni Nagarjuna and great actress Samantha into a political battle.