Balayya’s comments on SVR draw Kapus’ wrath

PNS|Vijayawada

Hours after Akkineni Naga Chaitanya gave it back to TDP MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna for making derogatory comments against legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao at the success meet of Veerasimha Reddy, it was the turn of the Kapu community to take the TDP MLA to the task.

Fuming at the comments of Balakrishna on another legendary actor SV Ranga Rao as “Aa Ranga Rao, Ee Ranga Rao..,” Kapu Nadu issued a statement demanding an unconditional apology from Balakrishna by Wednesday evening, failing which he would have to face severe repercussions.

The Kapu nadu said even in the past, Balakrishna made humiliating comments against Chiranjeevi, saying that it was not easy to succeed in politics and that the megastar had miserably failed.

The Kapu Nadu also recalled that Balakrishna had made several such comments saying it was possible only for the Nandamuri family to succeed in politics.

“His claim that the ‘blood’ and ‘breed’ of Nandamuri is different also has hurt the sentiments of Kapus,” the statement said.

The statement said Balakrishna’s comment in the past that all those who were associated with Jana Sena Party were cheap fellows and hybrid characters had humiliated the Kapu community.

“We demand that Balayya tender an unconditional apology by addressing a press conference by January 25 evening. Otherwise, the Kapus would take up state-wide protests all over the State. We will not keep quiet if he washes off his hands with a mere statement,” the Kapu Nadu said.

The Kapus also demanded that Balakrishna be suspended from the TDP for a period of 10 years if he did not apologise.