Overview
- Sivaji told a Dhandoraa pre-release event that heroines should avoid revealing outfits and instead wear sarees or fully covered attire.
- After heavy criticism from social media and film figures including Chinmayi Sripada, Ram Gopal Varma and Payal Rajput, he posted an apology video on X for using unparliamentary words.
- At a Hyderabad press meet the next day, he stood by the underlying message and cited recent mobbing incidents involving Nidhhi Agerwal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu as his rationale.
- The Telangana State Women’s Commission took suo motu cognisance and ordered him to appear for an enquiry at 11 am on December 27.
- Deccan Chronicle reported that more than 100 women industry professionals lodged a complaint with the Movie Artists Association over his comments.