Allu Arjun Hurt By ‘Character Assassination’ In Telangana Assembly, Calls Out ‘False Allegations’ Against Him

Hyderabad: An emotional Allu Arjun responded to serious allegations brought against him in the state assembly by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi.

Addressing the press at his Jubilee Hills residence on Saturday, Allu rejected the allegations.

Reading from a notepad with his legal counsel by his side, the actor stated that he considers theatres as his ‘temple’ and the Sandhya Theatre stampede was an ‘unfortunate incident’ and it still ‘hurts’ him.

“I am sorry something this unfortunate happened in my presence. When people claim I said it’s okay someone died or is hospitalised, that’s character assassination. It hurts me to see false allegations levelled against me,” he said, adding, “I was not being irresponsible when I went to the theatre; nothing of this sort has happened in 20 years.”

Calling out a lot of misinformation, Allu said, “False allegations and miscommunication about things I’ve allegedly said. I feel humiliated, and this is character assassination. People have known me for 20 years now, would I speak like this? I am unable to even go to work.”

Allu further said that the theatre management had sorted it out with the police.

“There was no road show or procession, I only came out of my car to wave at fans in the hope they would let my car pass. Any celebrity or politician does that out of respect for the people there. I am not as arrogant to not do that,” Allu added.

Clarifying that he was not forced by police to leave the theatre, the actor said, “I only left because my management warned me about overcrowding. I only found out what happened the next day.”

He continued, “My wife and children were with me. If I knew what happened, wouldn’t I take my children with me when I left? I left only with my wife. I love my kids; I would never do that to another child.”

The ‘Pushpa’ star reiterated that he can’t meet the injured boy and his family because of legal constraints, but he is constantly enquiring about the minor and is in touch with his family.

“I cannot go because I am legally tied. This is a low point in my life. I have a kid of the same age (as the victim in coma), am I not a father? Don’t I understand how the father feels?” he said.

Watch the interview here: