Telugu actor Vijay Devarakonda likens Pahalgam terror attack to ancient tribal clashes; complaint filed

Tribal associations take serious objection to actor’s comments and condemn them

Hyderabad: A complaint was lodged against Telugu actor Vijay Devarakonda for his alleged derogatory comments made against tribal people, at the SR Nagar police station here on Thursday.

Lal Chauhan, a city-based lawyer, in his complaint alleged that the actor, who had recently attended the pre-release event of a Tamil movie starring actor Suriya Sivakumar as the chief guest, in his speech referring to the Pahalgam incident in Kashmir had remarked that the attacks were akin to the clashes involving tribal communities hundreds of years ago.

The SR Nagar police said necessary action as per law will be taken after a legal opinion on the complaint.

They alleged that Devarakonda’s statements demeaned them and demanded an immediate apology. Tribal associations have taken serious objection to the actor’s comments and condemned them.

Devarakonda was yet to respond to the controversy.