Court notice to Telangana minister over Samantha-Naga Chaitanya divorce remarks

A Hyderabad court on Thursday issued a notice to Telangana Minister Konda Surekha, demanding an explanation over her remarks. 

On the divorce of South actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The court has asked Surekha to submit her explanation by October 23. The court notice follows a criminal defamation case filed against the Telangana minister by Nagarjuna Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya’s father, in the Nampally court under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The Nampally Special Magistrate Court adjourned the next hearing to October 23 after a second witness, Venkateswara, completed his testimony in the case. Nagarjuna’s complaint accuses Surekha of making defamatory statements intended to harm the Akkineni family’s public image. The complaint includes both criminal and civil defamation charges, seeking financial compensation for the damage caused.

Surekha also stirred controversy by alleging that BRS working president KT Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, had sought inappropriate favours from the Akkineni family before the family-owned N-Convention Centre was demolished.

She had linked KTR to the divorce of Naga Chaitanya and Samantha, stating that “many heroines have left the film industry quickly due to KTR’s influence on their lives.”

Her remarks sparked backlash from prominent Telugu actors like Chiranjeevi, Allu Arjun, and Nani, who condemned her comments as “derogatory.” Besides Nagarjuna, KTR also sent a legal notice to the minister and, in a statement, urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to send her to a mental health or rehabilitation center.