A still from Anjali’s video. (courtesy: Yours_Anjali,
Nandamuri Balakrishna has been in the news ever since his video of pushing actress Anjali at an event went viral on social media. After the video of the event went viral, a section of the internet has strongly criticized Nandamuri Balakrishna. Nandamuri Balakrishna was the chief guest at the pre-release event of Anjali’s film Gangs of GodavariThe film also stars Vishwak Sen and Neha Shetty. In the viral video, Nandamuri Balakrishna is seen pushing Anjali on the stage as she was unable to listen to him.
Now, actress Anjali has shared a post on X (earlier known as Twitter). The post has some clips from the film. Gangs of Godavari event. In the post, Anjali thanked Nandamuri Balakrishna for attending the event and she wrote, “I would like to thank Balakrishna garu for honouring me with his presence at the Gangs of Godavari pre-release event.” The actress further added in her post, “I would like to express that Balakrishna Garu He and I have always had mutual respect for each other and we share a great friendship for a long time. It was wonderful to share the stage with him again.”
Read Anjali’s statement here:
I would like to thank Balakrishna garu for gracing the pre-release event of Gangs of Godavari with his presence.
I would like to express that Balakrishna garu and I have always maintained mutual respect for each other and we share a great friendship for a long time. It was wonderful… pic.twitter.com/mMOOqGcch2
— anjali (@yoursanjali) May 30, 2024
Gangs of Godavari Star Vishwak Sen also defended Nandamuri Balakrishna and he wrote in his Instagram story, “Let’s stop hate speech and focus on maintaining peace instead of choosing negativity. Our team is gold. And our guests are double gold,” read an excerpt from his statement.
Anjali’s statement comes after the internet recently went viral on social media after Nandamuri Balakrishna pushed her at a promotional event of his film. TV star Nakuul Mehta criticised the veteran actor and wrote on Instagram, “Not a single person expressed their discomfort. Not even one. This behaviour by the gentleman is ridiculous.”
No one expressed any concern. Not even one. The gentleman’s behavior was ridiculous. https://t.co/a9hUP7fFxQ
— Nakuul Mehta (@NakuulMehta) May 30, 2024
Singer Chinmayi criticised Nandamuri Balakrishna. She reacted to the viral clip and wrote on xHamster, “One of the biggest problems I have seen in people sharing this ‘Look at her laughing. She should have _____’ is 1. When you watch it on your device, it is not possible to react according to your viewer’s reaction. This is the worst kind of moral policing, which even the holier than thou – pure as snow – Harishchandra/Sri Ramachandramurthy or their relative incarnations would fail to understand. 2. Society itself refuses to hold men in power accountable who misbehave; especially when they come from money, caste and political power. When you have everything to gain and nothing to lose, don’t tell women what to say and how to behave.”
One of the biggest problems I’ve noticed from people sharing this
“Look at her smile. She should have _____”1. It is not possible to react as your viewer is reacting when you watch it on your device. This is the most moral policing, holier than thou – pure as an apostle… https://t.co/nzTOlGJm0J
— Chinmayi Sripada (@chinmayi) May 30, 2024
Gangs of Godavari Will be released in theatres on 31st May.
