Couple of days Natasimha Balakrishna, in the AP assembly belittled Chiranjeevi's role saying he didnot do anything significant when he led a Tollywood delegation to the then AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy.
This was at once rebutted by Chiranjeevi who went on to say what initiatives and steps he had undertaken at that time for the benefit of Tollywood. Many are of the opinion that this will snowball into a controversy.
In the midst of all this, Lagadapati Sridhar said nothing much to be read into their comments. He said “I don’t think we should take social media explosions seriously. Rival political parties are trying to drive a wedge between two leading stars, but there is no fallout in Tollywood which is key,”
He added “Fans always clash during film releases, but most of the time it remains controlled. Even today, Prabhas, Jr NTR, and Mahesh Babu fans troll one another, but it’s all part of cinema culture,”
He continued and spoke about TDP-Jana Sena allaince and added “Their political alliance in Andhra Pradesh is spilling into films, which is a good sign,”
He ended saying “Chiranjeevi stepped forward not for personal gain but for the industry’s sake. When needed, he led delegations, met Jagan, and ensured ticket hikes that became a necessity for Telugu cinema. He has become the true industry head after Dasari Narayana Rao,”