On 7th April Sri Reddy, an aspiring actor stripped in public in Hyderabad to expose those who had cheated her after promising her a film role. The actress named Tollywood personalities who had allegedly exploited her. After a week Jana Sena President and actor Pawan Kalyan advised Sri Reddy that if she wanted justice, she should go to police stations and the court, not TV Channels.
Upon film maker Ram Gopal Varma’s unwarranted advice, Sri Reddy reacted dramatically by using a cuss word for Pawan Kalyan and his mother, and showed him the middle finger in front of camera.
Surprisingly Pawan Kalyan reacted four days later. In a series of tweets, he launched a broadside against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and media barons (TV9 owner Srini Raju, TV9 CEO Ravi Prakash and ABN Radha Krishna) for insulting his mother.
Recently Pawan visited Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber office. It soon became a family affair with his brother Nagendra Babu, nephew Ram Charan and Allu Arjun joining him. Pawan fans raised slogan against RGV. The outdoor broadcast van of ABN TV channel was allegedly vandalised by the mob.
The question that Pawan needs to ask himself is whether this is the best way he could have reacted.
Pawan has targeted CM Naidu and TDP. It is speculated that the Friday show of Pawan and Sri Reddy was directed by BJP. Ever since Naidu parted ways with the BJP over the Special Category Status issue, the two have been daggers drawn. The TDP suspects the BJP is using Pawan Kalyan as pawn to target Naidu.
Obviously, no one should support the abusive comments Sri Reddy had made on actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan and his mother. But what is Pawan Kalyan seeking or demanding or expecting from Sri Reddy and RGV who have already apologized. Pawan is now a political figure and if he seeks to sue them, he should move the court.