‘Blasting music at 2 am is not Bhakti’: Allu Sirish objects to loud music at Hyderabad temple

The Hyderabad Police’s official X handle said the matter had been referred to the SHO, Film Nagar. But Sirish was trolled by users who accused him of “selective outrage”.

2 min readHyderabadUpdated: Sep 28, 2026 05:18 PM IST

Allu Arjun’s brother Sirish complains about loud music at temple till 3 am

Telugu film actor Allu Sirish, brother of Tollywood star Allu Arjun, was trolled on X on Monday for posting about loud music from a temple in Hyderabad.

Tagging the Hyderabad Police on X, Sirish identified himself as “a resident of Aparna One, Shaikpet” and said: “For the last few days the Hanuman temple at Vinobha Nagar is playing loud music, beyond allowed decibels till night 2/3 am. I complained at the Film Nagar PS. They asked us to bear [it] till 25th September as its Ganesh nimmajanam. The festival is done but the loud music doesn’t stop. Many elders, children and working people in our society are disturbed by it and made many complaints in the past. But no action was taken. Request you to please look into it. Thank you”.

The Hyderabad Police’s official X handle said the matter had been referred to the SHO, Film Nagar. But Sirish was trolled by users who accused him of “selective outrage”. “Funny how a Hanuman temple playing music during a Hindu festival suddenly becomes a ‘problem’ for you…” one handle wrote. Some netizens, however, supported Sirish, saying it was good that he “spoke up”.

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Sirish responded by clarifying that he is a believer himself. He posted pictures of himself wearing Lord Hanuman T-shirts and wrote, “Friends…I am religious myself and pray to Lord Hanuman. Blasting music with [a] DJ set up at 2 am is not Bhakti. What I complained a[bout] is about civic sense not devotion. Thank you for understanding”.

When contacted about the controversy, Hyderabad city police said Ganesh Nimajjan ended only on Sunday, although most festivities ended peacefully between Friday and Saturday.

Speaking to The Indian Express, A Ramesh, SHO of Hyderabad’s Filmnagar Police, said: “We have not received any written complaint. The matter which was referred to on X was brought to our notice. But the Nimajjan ended, and there is no loud music coming from the area anymore”.

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