Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief KT Rama Rao on Wednesday despatched a authorized discover to Telangana Minister and Congress chief Konda Surekha, after her remarks in opposition to him sparked an enormous controversy.
Surekha had claimed that KTR was linked to the divorce of actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya, and in addition levelled different allegations in opposition to the BRS chief.
Within the authorized discover issued to the Minister, KTR described her remarks as “baseless and malicious” and accused her of making an attempt to tarnish his fame by making unsubstantiated claims.
“I’m astonished {that a} fellow minister would make such claims with none sense of decorum,” KTR mentioned in his discover. He additionally referred to as Surekha’s remarks politically motivated and mentioned they have been aimed toward damaging his fame.
KTR demanded that Konda Surekha retract her statements and challenge a public apology. If she fails to take action inside 24 hours, he warned, he’ll pursue authorized motion, together with a defamation lawsuit and potential felony proceedings.
A viral video that includes Telangana Minister Konda Surekha sparked an issue earlier at present. Within the video she accused KTR of meddling within the private lives of celebrities and being linked to drug-related controversies.
In the meantime, Telugu actor Samantha expressed her disappointment over Konda Surekha’s feedback relating to her divorce, underscoring the necessity to respect the privateness of actors and their private lives.
Earlier, Naga Chaitanya’s father, actor Nagarjuna additionally strongly condemned the Minister’s remark.
“I strongly condemn the feedback of the honourable minister, Mrs Konda Surekha. Do not use the lives of movie stars who steer clear of politics to criticise your opponents. Please respect different individuals’s privateness,” he wrote on X in Telugu.
“As a girl in a accountable place, your feedback and accusations in opposition to our household are utterly irrelevant and false. I request you to withdraw your feedback instantly,” his tweet additional learn.
Naga Chaitanya and Samantha publicly introduced their separation in 2021.