Andhra CM Jagan Reddy Faces Backlash Over His ‘Telugu Flag’ Remark On RRR’s Golden Globes Win

SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' won a Golden Globes Award for 'Naatu Naatu' in the 'Best Song Original' category at the prestigious awards event.?

RRR's historic win at the 80th Golden Globe Awards has been applauded by millions of people on social media.?Many took to congratulate the team of RRR including music composer MM Keeravaani, who accepted the award at the international platform.?

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Amid thousands of messages on social media, Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy also took to Twitter to congratulate the RR team in his own words. However, his congratulatory message has left people irked on Twitter.?

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy tweeted, "The #Telugu flag is flying high! On behalf of all of #AndhraPradesh, I congratulate @mmkeeravaani, @ssrajamouli, @tarak9999, @AlwaysRamCharan and the entire team of @RRRMovie. We are incredibly proud of you! #GoldenGlobes2023."?

After his tweet surfaced online, people started slamming him for his 'Telugu Flag' remark. Even singer Adnan Sami slammed the Chief Minister for his apparent ‘separatist’ attitude.?

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Slamming the CM, Adnan Sami wrote, "Telugu flag? You mean INDIAN flag right? We are Indians first & so kindly stop separating yourself from the rest of the country…Especially internationally, we are one country! This ‘separatist’ attitude is highly unhealthy as we saw in 1947!!! Thank you…Jai HIND!"

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