Samantha Ruthaprabhu Naga Chaitanya and Nagarjuna. (archive photo)

South African actor Nagarjuna filed a defamation suit against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha on Thursday (October 3).

Surekha had made a statement on the divorce of Nagarjuna’s son Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Media asked Nagarjuna if he was considering legal action. So he said absolutely, 100%. We can’t let this go.

However, after the controversy escalated, Surekha today apologized to Samantha. He wrote: “I had commented raising questions about a leader insulting women. Samantha, this statement was not meant to hurt your feelings.

Konda Surekha had said in her statement against Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao:

KTR has a history of exploiting heroines. He threw rave parties with many actresses, got them addicted to drugs and then blackmailed them. This is the reason for Naga and Samantha’s divorce. He had tapped both of their phones. Thanks to him, many heroines get married early and leave the film industry.

The video of Konda Surekha’s controversial statement also went viral.

Samantha has October 2 He said: Do not mention my name in your political disputes.

Being a woman, going out and working. Surviving in an industry where women are primarily used as accessories. Falling in love, falling, standing and fighting… it all takes a lot of courage. Konda Surekha I am proud of my journey. Please don’t ruin it. I hope you realize that as a minister, your words matter. I ask you to respect the privacy of others. My divorce is my personal matter and don’t speculate on it, Konda Surekha. We have kept it private, but that does not mean false statements should be made. Let me tell you that my divorce took place with the consent of both of us. Keep your political questions away from my name.

A day after Surekha’s statement, Samantha reacted.

Naga Chaitanya said: Divorce is the most painful decision

The decision to divorce is the most painful and unfortunate decision of a person’s life. After much deliberation, my ex-partner and I decided to separate. A lot of baseless things have been said about this so far. This statement by Minister Surekha is very absurd and unacceptable.

Samantha’s ex-husband Naga Chaitanya also shared the post and called the minister’s statement baseless and absurd.

The photo is from 2017. Samantha (centre) later met KTR (second from right) at an event at the Metro Rail Bhawan in Hyderabad.

Nagarjuna asked Surekha to withdraw her statement Naga Chaitanya’s father Nagarjuna also gave his reaction on this. He asked Surekha to retract her statement on social media and also called her allegations false.

South superstar Nagarjuna also reacted on this.

From Allu Arjun to Junior NTR came in support After this statement of Surekha came to light, many from the South film industry came out in support of Samantha. Everyone is condemning Surekha’s statement on social media with the hashtag #FilmIndustryWillNotTolerate.

Allu Arjun also condemned the minister’s statement.

Junior NTR said Surekha should understand the dignity of her position.

Superstar Nani also condemned Samantha’s personal life being dragged into politics.

‘RRR’ fame actor Junior NTR also termed Surekha’s statement as baseless. He said she dragged other people’s personal lives for her own benefit.

Meanwhile, Allu Arjun tweeted that such statements regarding film personalities and their families would not be tolerated. This is a very irresponsible act. South superstar Nani also tweeted about it.

The two met for the first time in 2010

Samantha and Naga Chaitanya fell in love with each other on the sets of the 2010 film ‘Yeh Maya Chesave’. Before marriage, the couple dated for around three years. Then on October 6, 2017, they both got married. They were married according to Hindu and Christian customs. After 4 years of marriage, in 2021, both announced their separation through a publication on social networks.

Sharing the post on social media, Samantha and Naga Chaitanya wrote, “We would like to tell all our well-wishers that after much discussion, we have decided to part ways as husband and wife to pursue our respective paths. We We are fortunate that our friendship of over a decade has been an important part of our relationship and we are confident that we will always have a special bond.