Leading stars from the Telugu film industry have strongly condemned Telangana Minister Konda Surekha's comments linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao to the divorce of actors and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. ADVERTISEMENT South stars slam minister's Naga-Samantha divorce remark Veteran actor Chiranjeevi expressed his disappointment in a post on X, saying he was "deeply hurt" by the minister's disrespectful remarks. He stated, "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. " "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," he added. Another prominent actor who weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Congress leader was NT Rama Rao Jr.
, also known as Jr NTR. The RRR star posted a statement directed at the minister, saying that bringing personal lives into politics is a new low. He wrote, "Public figures, especially those in responsible positions like you, must maintain dignity and respect fo.