Telangana minister Konda Surekha caused a stir on Wednesday when she attributed Tollywood celebrities Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Prabhu’s divorce to BRS working president KT Rama Rao. Her remarks caused the film industry to respond sharply, and a full-fledged political controversy erupted in a matter of hours. Recently Samantha and Akkineni’s family reacted to the politician’s comment on divorce and expressed their disapproval.
Samantha and Akkineni family reaction
Reacting to the minister’s comments within no time the actress, Samantha slammed her on social media. “To be a woman, To come out and work, To survive in a glamorous industry where women are more often than not treated as props, To fall in love & to fall out of love, To still stand up and fight…It takes a lot of courage and strength. Konda Surekha Garu, I am proud of what this journey turned me into please don’t trivialize it,” she wrote.
Samantha concluded the post by writing, “Could you please keep my name out of political battles? I have always remained non-political and wish to continue doing so. Samantha.”
Akkineni Nagarjuna also expressed his disappointment towards the comments the politician made and reacted to it by taking his X handle. “I strongly condemn the comments of the honorable minister, Mrs Konda Surekha. Don’t use the lives of film stars who stay away from politics to criticize your opponents. Please respect other people’s privacy (sic),” he wrote on X in Telugu.
“As a woman in a responsible position, your comments and accusations against our family are completely irrelevant and false. I request you to withdraw your comments immediately,” his tweet further read.
Naga Chaitanya reaction on the issue
Samantha’s ex husband Naga Chaitanya tremed the incident as “ridiculous”. Recting to it he wrote, “The decision of divorce is easily one of the most painful and unfortunate life decisions one has to make. After a lot of thought, a mutual decision was made by me and my former spouse to part ways.”
The actor concluded by saying,”Today, the claim made by Minister Konda Surekha garu is not only false, it is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. Women deserve to be supported and respected. Taking advantage and exploiting the personal life decisions of celebrities for the sake of media headlines is shameful.”