Naga Chaitanya calls Konda Surekha’s comments ‘absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable’, Samantha Ruth Prabhu says ‘no political conspiracy’ behind their divorce

Samantha Ruth Prabhu on Konda Surekha’s comments.

Samantha wrote that her divorce happened through “mutual consent” and there was “no political conspiracy involved.” Her note read, “To be a woman, To come out and work, To survive in a glamorous industry where women are more often than not treated as props, To fall in love & to fall out of love, To still stand up and fight… It takes a lot of courage and strength. Konda Surekha Garu, I am proud of what this journey turned me into – please don’t trivialise it. I hope you realise that your words carry significant weight as a minister. I implore you to be responsible and respectful of individuals’ privacy. My divorce is a personal matter, and I request that you refrain from speculating about it. Our choice to keep things private doesn’t invite misrepresentation. To clarify: my divorce was mutual consent and amicable, with no political conspiracy involved. Could you please keep my name out of political battles? I have always remained non-political and wish to continue doing so.”

Naga Chaitanya on Konda Surekha’s comments.

Naga Chaitanya wrote in his note that the divorce from Samantha was one of the “most painful and unfortunate life decisions” that he had to make. He said that the claims made by Konda Suresh were “not only false” but also “absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable.” His note read, “The decision of divorce is easily one of the most painful and unfortunate life decisions one has to make. After a lot of thought, a mutual decision was made by me and my former spouse to part ways. It was a decision made in peace, owing to our different life goals and in the interest of moving forward with respect and dignity as two mature adults. However, there have been various baseless and completely ridiculous gossips on the matter so far. I have remained silent all this while out of deep respect for my earlier spouse as well as my family. Today, the claim made by Minister Konda surekha garu is not only false, it is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. Women deserve to be supported and respected. Taking advantage and exploiting the personal life decisions of celebrities for the sake of media headlines is shameful.”

Naga Chaitanya’s father Nagarjuna Akkineni also took to X to condemn Konda Surekha’s comments. He was joined in his condemnation by wife Amala Akkineni and son, Akhil.

My dear mother I support every word you have said and I am With you and the family..I’m sorry that you have to address this demonic nonsense but we have no choice sometimes but to deal with such sociopaths. https://t.co/an9SrXBkon

— Akhil Akkineni (@AkhilAkkineni8) October 2, 2024

Akhil called Konda Surekha a “sociopath,” and wrote, “My dear mother I support every word you have said and I am With you and the family..I’m sorry that you have to address this demonic nonsense but we have no choice sometimes but to deal with such sociopaths.”

Samantha and Chaitanya got married in 2017 and announced their separation in 2021. Chaitanya is now engaged to actor Sobhita Dhulipala.