Nagarjuna sues Telangana Minister over remarks on Samantha-Naga Chaitanya divorce

Nagarjuna condemned the remarks made by the Minister.

Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni has filed a defamation complaint against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha over her remarks about the divorce of his son Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

In the complaint, a copy of which was shared by Naga Chaitanya on social media, Nagarjuna accused Konda Surekha of making statements with an intention to damage the Akkineni family's public reputation. The complaint includes charges of both criminal and civil defamation and seeks financial compensation for the harm inflicted.

Telangana's Forest and Environment Minister Konda Surekha sparked controversy this week by accusing BRS leader KT Rama Rao of being linked to drug-related parties and alleging his involvement in Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's divorce.

Nagarjuna condemned the remarks made by the Minister. Terming her remarks "completely irrelevant and false", Nagarjuna urged the Minister to respect people's privacy.

"I strongly condemn the comments of the honourable Minister, Mrs Konda Surekha. Don't use the lives of film stars who stay away from politics to criticise your opponents. Please respect other people's privacy," the actor said in a tweet in Telugu.