Anjali finally reacts after Balakrishna pushes her, Shares the incident video; Says ‘Always maintained mutual respect for each other’

MUMBAI: Telugu actress Anjali posted her first social media message after Nandamuri Balakrishna pushed her during the Gangs of Godavari event. Anjali posted videos from the controversial event on X, featuring several memorable events, including Balakrishna pushing her. Anjali praised Balakrishna for coming to the function and seemed to brush off the controversial moment by referring to their "great friendship" when posting the video.

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“I want to thank Balakrishna Garu for gracing the Gangs of Godavari pre-release event with his presence. I would like to express that Balakrishna garu and I have always maintained mutual respect for each other and We have shared a great friendship for a long time. It was wonderful to share the stage with him again,” she said.

I want to thank Balakrishna Garu for gracing the Gangs of Godavari pre-release event with his presence. 

I would like to express that Balakrishna garu and I have always maintained mutual respect for eachother and We share a great friendship from a long time. It was wonderful to… pic.twitter.com/mMOOqGcch2

— Anjali (@yoursanjali) May 30, 2024

The post did not go down well with social media users. Many called the post ‘damage control.’ “Too late to defend him now,” a social media user told her. “Too late to tweet this now!” added another. “Feels like a lie dear,” a comment read. “Forced tweet! that’s okay it’s ur choice!! But deep down inside uk what happened !” another user said.

The Gangs of Godavari makers also defended Balakrishna. Vishwak Sen, who is in Gangs of Godavari, said, “He (Balakrishna) is such a good man, he will take something serious also jovially. We also need to understand what needs to be taken seriously and what need not.”

Vishwak noted, “Everyone is reacting only to a portion of the video; no one saw what happened after (he shoved Anjali).” He seemed to say that since Anjali laughed it off, writing it off was acceptable as just another event.

Producer Naga Vamsi also defended the actor-politician. “Suppose there are three people, suppose I ask you to move and you don’t, so I casually push you. That’s all that happened there. This is happening because people have planned to turn it into a controversy.” He added, “They high-fived each other after, why is no one talking about that.”

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