Andhra CM Jagan Reddy Faces Backlash Over His ¡®Telugu Flag¡¯ Remark On RRR¡¯s Golden Globes Win
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy receives flak over his 'Telugu Flag' remark.
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."
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 https://t.co/C5f9TogmSY
¡ª YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) January 11, 2023
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!"
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!
¡ª Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) January 11, 2023
This ¡®separatist¡¯ attitude is highly unhealthy as we saw in 1947!!!
Thank you¡Jai HIND!?? https://t.co/rE7Ilmcdzb
Check out what others have to say about CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's remark:
They represented our Country abroad...Its Indian flag...From when did Telugu have got a flag of its own???
¡ª Ichu?? (@Eeshaya_Namahaa) January 11, 2023
Agreed, RRR is Indian Cinema from Telugu states.
¡ª COC (@Controversyy3) January 11, 2023
Artists and crew are from different states came together to make an epic. stop this separatist attitude. https://t.co/ptQYqQfgk8
he meant exactly what he said. the TELUGU flag is flying high!! https://t.co/qmwKZWpQj7
¡ª ? (@tinytanist) January 11, 2023
We are Telugus first then Indians https://t.co/jCqGj6MM99
¡ª Nani (@ysrnani) January 11, 2023
he meant exactly what he said. the TELUGU flag is flying high!! https://t.co/qmwKZWpQj7
¡ª ? (@tinytanist) January 11, 2023
Please forgive our poor cm
¡ª PUsif41411 (@Pusif41412) January 11, 2023
He stole 10th class papers to pass exams and even went to jail
With dads influene earned crores of black money and spent 16 months in jail with 30 + Cbi & Ed cases
He is even dividing Regions in #Andhrapradesh and creating wars in between us https://t.co/qtkNHv5ICo
Its a proud moment for all but what is Telugu flag??
¡ª Dhiraj ?? (@sobtidhiraj) January 11, 2023
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