However, we have nothing against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his government. “In fact, I belong to Congress family and my grandfather Kona Prabhakar Rao served as Congress party president in united AP and also won as MLA four times from Bapatla Assembly Constituency for his good work. He also served as governor in three states including Maharashtra. He was very close to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who trusted him for his values. Despite being a Congressman, I was forced to condemn remarks of another Congress leader and Minister Konda Surekha and I felt a bit uneasy. Yet, it was unavoidable since I belong to Tollywood and I can’t spare anyone who damages our hard-earned reputation. Even CM Revanth Reddy garu is a friend of mine yet I had to come out and condemn,” he points out.
On police permission denied to a big film in Hyderabad, he says, “Really, I don’t know. Probably, few officials are under the misconception that Tollywood is against the Congress government which is untrue and wrong. I wish police and other officials should understand that Tollywood is close to the Congress government barring a skirmish with Surekha garu and it would smooth-sailing forever,” he concludes.