South actor Nagarjuna has filed a defamation case against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha on Thursday, October 3. Surekha had given a statement on the divorce of Nagarjuna’s son Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. When the media asked Nagarjuna if he was considering legal action, he said, “Absolutely, 100%. We can’t let it go.” However, after the controversy escalated, Minister Konda Surekha apologized to Samantha today. She wrote on social media, “I had commented questioning a leader’s insulting women. Samantha, this statement was not meant to hurt your feelings.” Konda Surekha had said in a statement against Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao – KTR has a habit of exploiting heroines. He had rave parties with many actresses, made them addicted to drugs and then blackmailed them. This is the reason for Naga and Samantha’s divorce. They had tapped the phones of both of them. Because of them, many heroines get married early and leave the cinema sector. Samantha said on October 2 – Do not bring my name in your political fights. Being a woman and coming out and working. Surviving in an industry where women are mostly used as props. Falling in love, falling, standing up and fighting… all this requires a lot of courage. Konda Surekha I am proud of my journey. Please do not spoil it. I hope you realize that as a minister your words matter. I request you to respect the privacy of others. My divorce is my personal matter and Konda Surekha should not speculate about it. We kept it private, but this does not mean that false statements should be made. Let me tell you that my divorce happened with the consent of both of us. Keep your political matter away from my name. Naga Chaitanya said – Divorce is the most painful decision The decision of divorce is the most painful and unfortunate decision of any person’s life. After much deliberation, I and my ex-partner decided to separate by mutual consent. Many baseless things have been said on this matter so far. This statement of Minister Surekha is very absurd and unacceptable. Nagarjuna asked Surekha to withdraw the statement
Naga Chaitanya’s father Nagarjuna also gave his reaction in this matter. He has instructed Surekha to withdraw her statement on social media and has also called her allegations wrong. From Allu Arjun to Junior NTR came out in support
After this statement of Surekha came to the fore, many actors of the South Film Industry have come out in support of Samantha. Everyone is condemning this statement of Surekha on social media with the hashtag #FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate. ‘RRR’ fame actor Junior NTR has also called this statement of Surekha baseless. He said that she is dragging the personal life of others for her own benefit. At the same time, Allu Arjun tweeted that such statements about film personalities and families will not be tolerated. This is a very irresponsible act. South superstar Nani also tweeted on this matter. Both met for the first time in 2010 Samantha and Naga Chaitanya fell in love with each other on the sets of the 2010 film ‘Ye Maya Chesaave’. Before marriage, the couple dated each other for about three years. Then on 6 October 2017, both got married. They got married according to both Hindu and Christian customs. After 4 years of marriage, in 2021, both announced their separation through a post on social media. Samantha and Naga Chaitanya shared a post on social media and wrote, ‘We would like to tell all our well-wishers that after much conversation, we have decided to separate as husband and wife, to go our separate ways. We are fortunate to have had a friendship of over a decade that has been an important part of our relationship and we believe we will always have a special bond.’
