Nagarjuna Files Defamation Case Against Konda Surekha Over Chaitanya-Samantha's Divorce Remark

Comment On Samantha Ruth Prabhu-Naga Chaitanya's Divorce: Nagarjuna Akkineni, father of Chaitanya, has filed a complaint against Congress Minister Konda Surekha for passing "defamatory" comments about the separation of his son and former spouse Samantha.

Nagarjuna files defamatory case against Minister Konda Surekha

On Thursday, Nagarjuna filed a complaint against the minister in Hyderabad's Nampally district for "deliberately spreading these allegations with the sole intention of damaging the complainant's personal, professional, and familial reputation." The notice further reads, "The statement was made with the malicious intent of conveying falsehoods to the public at large, intending to cause harm to the complainant and his family reputation for political gain and sensationalism. The above actions constitute a criminal offence."

Naga Chaitanya took to his X handle to share a copy of the notice. He didn't write anything in the caption and let the post do all the talking. 

For the unversed, this is the second legal notice against the minister after KT Rama Rao. On Wednesday late, Rao sends a legal notice asking the Congress leader to withdraw her remark and publicly apologise to him.

Konda Surekha apologises to Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Earlier on Thursday, the Telangana minister took to her X (formerly Twitter) account to apologise to Samantha. She wrote, "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. (sic)"

In another post, she wrote, “If you or your fans are offended by my comments, I unconditionally retract my comments. Don't think otherwise. (sic)”

Movie Artists Association President voices support for Samantha-Naga Chaitanya

MAA president Vishnu Manchu has issued a statement on Congress Minister Konda Surekha's statement. Their notice states, “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.”

The statement further reads, "On behalf of the entire industry, I request that the family be spared from such unwarranted and harmful attention. I personally will not be a mute spectator if anyone tries to harm my film fraternity. We will not tolerate any such abuse. We are united in this."

On Wednesday, Konda Surekha triggered a row by accusing BRS' KTR of orchestrating Chaitanya and Samantha's divorce by luring the actress into a drug habit. This didnt go down well with the Akkineni family, Samantha and Telugu stars and together they lashed out at the minister for her "false and ridiculous" remarks.