Actor Lavanya Tripathi strongly defended her father-in-law, Telugu cinema legend Chiranjeevi, after a journalist’s social media post accused the megastar of gender bias. The controversy resurfaced when one of Chiranjeevi’s past remarks about hoping for a male grandchild began circulating online again, drawing criticism from some users who labelled the comment sexist.

Lavanya Tripathi comes out in support

Lavanya, who is married to Chiranjeevi’s nephew Varun Tej, addressed the issue on X (formerly Twitter). She explained that she usually chooses to stay away from online negativity but felt compelled to respond this time. “I usually ignore tweets like this, but I didn’t expect it from you,” she wrote, calling the comment “in extremely poor taste” for turning what should have been a joyful family moment into something “unpleasant.”