Karthi apologises to Pawan Kalyan for laughing while addressing Tirupati Laddu issue: ‘I always hold our traditions dear’

During the Hyderabad leg of promotions of his next film, Meiyazhagan, which is releasing in Telugu as Sathyam Sundaram, Karthi refrained from making comments on laddus by saying, “It is a sensitive issue, and let’s not talk about it now,” and breaking into a laugh. While it was said in response to the event’s anchor using a meme from his film, Siruthai, a remake of Ravi Teja’s Vikramarkudu, Karthi’s statement and the whole audience breaking into a laugh didn’t go down well with actor and Andhra’s Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.

Speaking to the media, he said, “Don’t you dare say it is a sensitive issue or make jokes about the Tirupati Laddu. I respect you as an actor, I urge everyone from the film fraternity to either support this fight or stay silent. I would request everyone to refrain from making unnecessary remarks.” In response, Karthi put out an apology and said, “”Dear Pawan Kalyan sir, with deep respects to you, I apologize for any unintended misunderstanding caused. As a humble devotee of Lord Venkateswara, I always hold our traditions dear. Best regards.”

Here’s the apology:

Dear @PawanKalyan sir, with deep respects to you, I apologize for any unintended misunderstanding caused. As a humble devotee of Lord Venkateswara, I always hold our traditions dear. Best regards.

— Karthi (@Karthi_Offl) September 24, 2024

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Meanwhile, Meiyazhagan, which marks director C Premkumar’s second film after 96 (2018), is set to hit the screens on September 27. The film, which also stars Arvind Swamy and Sri Divya, will clash at the box-office with Jr NTR’s Devara, Vijay Antony’s Hitler, and Prabhu Deva’s Petta Rap.