After receiving controversy over his statement related to legendary Tamil actor and former chief minister MG Ramachandran, veteran Telugu actor. Rajendra Prasad now he has apologized. In a video message, Prasad expressed his thoughts and noted that his comments were made informally during his speech at the event. He also added that he never meant to hurt anyone when he said those words. The apology came after protests from people in the Tamil film industry, who were outraged by his statement and sought clarification.
The actor explained how it happened at the award ceremony
Rajendra Prasad explained that the statement was made at a recent event where he received an award named after the late Telugu actor Kantha Rao. He stated that he spoke a line while making light speech MG Ramachandran it was wrong. According to him, the comment was exaggerated and spread on social media, which caused a controversy. He said he had no intention of speaking negatively about the legendary Tamil leader and actor.
Rajendra Prasad remembers his respect for MGR from his student days
In the video statement, Rajendra Prasad also recalled a personal memory of his student days in MG Ramachandran. He said that while he was studying at the Madras Film Institute, MG Ramachandran was serving as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The actor recalled that the leader once visited the high school to see how the students studied acting. Rajendra Prasad insisted that he has always respected MG Ramachandran and said that he was not someone who could speak disrespectfully about such a legendary figure.
The actress apologizes and promises it won’t happen again
To end his post, the veteran actor apologized to anyone who may have felt offended by his words. He said that if his statement had affected people’s feelings, he sincerely apologized. Rajendra Prasad also assured that he would never speak in such a manner again. He asked everyone to consider his explanation and end the matter with his apology.
