South stars condemn minister Surekha's Naga-Samantha divorce remark

Leading stars from the Telugu film industry have strongly condemned Telangana Minister Konda Surekhas comments linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao to the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth PrabhuSouth stars slam ministers NagaSamantha divorce remarkChiranjeeviVeteran actor Chiranjeevi expressed his disappointment in a post on X saying he was deeply hurt by the ministers 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 membersNo 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 addedJr NTRAnother 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 lowHe wrote Public figures especially those in responsible positions like you must maintain dignity and respect for privacy Its disheartening to see baseless statements thrown around carelessly especially about the film industry We will not sit quietly while others make baseless allegations against us We should rise above this and maintain respect for each others boundaries Lets ensure our society does not normalize such reckless behavior in democratic India the actor saidAllu ArjunAllu Arjun strongly discouraged the remarks with a post and the trending hashtag FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate I strongly condemn the baseless derogatory comments made about film personalities and film families This behavior is deeply disrespectful and goes against the values of our Telugu culture Such irresponsible actions should not be accepted as normal I urge the parties involved to act more responsibly and respect individual privacy especially towards women We must promote respect and dignity in society as a whole the Pushpa actor saidActor NaniActor Nani expressed his frustration saying it was disgusting to see politicians thinking they can get away with saying whatever nonsense they want When your words can be so irresponsible its stupid of us to expect that you will have any responsibility for your people Its not just about actors or cinema This is not abt any political party It is not okay for someone in such a respectable position to talk such utter baseless rubbish infront of media and think that it is okay We all should condemn such practice which will reflect poorly on our society he said in a post on XRam Gopal VarmaI was shocked by Konda Surekhas comments which insulted Nagarjunas family in the most horrible way Dragging the most respected Nagarjuna family on the road in the middle of taking revenge on his political rival should not be tolerated he wrote on X