Konda Surekha apologises to Samantha Ruth Prabhu, 'Film Industry Will Not Tolerate' trends

Telangana's Forests and Environment Minister Konda Surekha sparked one of the biggest controversies after her disgusting remark on Samatha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya's divorce, inviting massive backlash not only from public but also from celebrities like Jr NTR and Allu Arjun among others. Soon, after her comment, Samantha issued a strong statement and Naga backed her up, while hashtag 'Film Industry Will Not Tolerate' became a trend a social media. Now, the politician has finally issued an apology.

Konda Surekha apologises to Samantha for her disgusting comment

Minister Konda Surekha says KTR is the reason for divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha

Lot of heroines got married quickly & moved out of cinema field bcos of KTR

KTR took drugs, got them habituated and did rave parties, played with their lives and did blackmail.¡­ pic.twitter.com/gJcQstUpPb

¡ª Naveena (@TheNaveena) October 2, 2024

She wrote on X, "My comments are meant to question a leader's belittling of women and not to hurt your @Samanthaprabhu2 sentiments. The way you have grown up with self-power is not only an admiration for me.. but also an ideal. If you or your fans are offended by my comments, I unconditionally retract my comments. Don't think otherwise. (sic)"

Allu Arjun, Jr NTR and other slam Konda Surekha, #FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate trends

Calling her statement "deeply disrespectful", Allu Arjun condemned it. Jr NTR in statement called it a new low. "It is 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," he said.

#FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate pic.twitter.com/sxTOyBZStB

¡ª Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) October 3, 2024

Vishnu Manchu-led Movie Artists Association also slammed "false narratives being used for public or politican gain." It added, "As artists, we are no strangers to public attention, but our families are private, and they deserve the same respect and protection as any other family. Just as no one would appreciate their own loved ones being targeted or their personal lives dragged into baseless allegations, we too demand for the same dignity to be extended to us."

Official Statement from Movie Artists Association (MAA)#FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate pic.twitter.com/hcaewnWlXV

¡ª Vamsi Kaka (@vamsikaka) October 3, 2024

Konda Surekha's controversial statement about Samantha

Konda Surekha claimed that KT Rama Rao, fondly called KTR, had demanded that Samantha to be sent to her and in exchange he would not let the Nagarjuna's N-Convention Centre be demolished. Surekha added that Samantha however refused this, and that is the reason why Naga Chaitanya divorced her. "KTR asked to send Samantha in return for not demolishing the N-convention centre. Nagarjuna forced Samantha to go to KTR, but she said no. That led to divorce," she said.

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