Overview
- Surekha posted on X on November 11–12 withdrawing her earlier statements and said she never intended to hurt or defame Akkineni Nagarjuna or his family.
- Nagarjuna has filed a criminal defamation case, and KT Rama Rao has filed a defamation suit, with no reported resolution to either case.
- The controversy stems from October 2, 2024, comments that speculated about KT Rama Rao’s role in the divorce of Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya and referenced the Akkineni family.
- She had previously apologized the day after those remarks, acknowledging unintended hurt to Samantha while criticizing KT Rama Rao.
- Surekha serves as Telangana’s Forest and Environment Minister, and Nagarjuna has said the comments harmed his family’s long-held reputation.