Ruling Congress MLA R Bhoopathi Reddy on Tuesday said he would not tolerate any criticism from Allu Arjun against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and warned that the actor’s films would not be screened in the state.
The MLA from Nizamabad (rural) said the Congress was never against the film industry and the Congress governments had given land in Hyderabad to film personalities to help the industry take root.
He further said that ‘Pushpa’ is not a film that benefits society but is the story of a smuggler.
”If you (Allu Arjun) talk about our Prime Minister, be careful. You are from Andhra. You came here to live,” he said. ”What is your contribution to Telangana? We give a 100 percent warning. Some people from the Joint Action Committee (Osmania University) have done something at your home. If you do not improve your behavior, we will not let your films run in Telangana,” he added.
The actor (Allu Arjun) had gone to the screening of the film at the theater on December 4 without permission, the MLA said.
His comments appear to be in response to Allu Arjun’s statement on December 21, in which the actor called the incident in which a woman died and her son was injured during the screening of Pushpa-2 a pure accident, while also addressing the allegations denied. by CM Revanth Reddy.
Hours after Revanth Reddy criticized the actor for holding a roadshow and waving at the crowd at the theatre, Allu Arjun refuted the allegations and said it was not a procession or a roadshow.
He claimed he was not against any department, political leader or government.
A 35-year-old woman died in a stampede at the Sandhya Theater in Hyderabad on December 4, and her eight-year-old son was hospitalized.
After the incident, the city police registered a case against Allu Arjun, his security team and the theater management under various branches of BNS at Chikkadpally police station, based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman’s family.
Allu Arjun, named as suspect No. 11, was arrested by the city police on December 13 in connection with the woman’s death. The Telangana High Court granted him four-week interim bail on the same day, and he was released from jail in December. 14.
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