The Pushpa 2 theatre stampede incident has ignited widespread debate in Telangana, with outstanding figures taking sides, and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and actor Allu Arjun have entered a disagreement over the matter. Addressing the Telangana Meeting on Saturday, CM Reddy alleged that Allu Arjun visited the theatre regardless of police denying permission and remained on the premises even after a lady misplaced her life within the stampede, on account of which the police needed to “drive the actor out.”
In response, Allu Arjun held a press convention refuting the allegations, calling them unfaithful and defamatory. The actor claimed that he adopted all police directions. “There’s quite a lot of misinformation that I behaved in a specific method (irresponsibly). These allegations are incorrect. It’s humiliating and a personality assassination. There’s quite a lot of misinformation occurring, quite a lot of false allegations, particularly character assassination. Had there not been permission, they might have advised us to return and I’m a law-abiding citizen. I’d’ve adopted that. Nothing of that form of data was given to me. I used to be following as per their steerage.”
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Stating that he spent over twenty years constructing his profession and fame, the actor expressed disappointment on the accusations. Reacting to claims that he stayed on the theatre regardless of realizing concerning the lady’s loss of life, he stated, “I’m not inhuman.”
Within the Meeting, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy criticised Allu Arjun for allegedly holding a roadshow and waving to followers regardless of the overcrowding, a declare the actor denied. The CM famous that the theatre administration had requested police safety on December 2 for the occasion scheduled on December 4. Nonetheless, the police reportedly rejected the request, citing challenges in managing the gang, significantly because of the theatre’s restricted entry and exit factors. Allu Arjun, in the meantime, stated, “It was not a roadshow. There was no procession. It was only a crowd a number of meters away from the theatre.”
Watch Allu Arjun press convention right here:
The CM additional accused the actor of waving to the gang from his automotive’s sunroof whereas coming into the theatre and exiting, inflicting chaos, and alleged that his non-public safety pushed followers apart, resulting in a stampede-like state of affairs. He additionally claimed that the theatre administration initially didn’t enable a police officer to succeed in the actor and advise him to depart because of the tense state of affairs. When the officer lastly reached him, Allu Arjun allegedly refused to depart instantly and waved to the gang once more whereas exiting as effectively. “What sort of particular person (the actor was)”, Reddy questioned.
Reddy additionally criticised the movie fraternity for visiting Allu Arjun after his arrest however failing to indicate comparable concern for the boy who suffered crucial accidents through the stampede and is now hospitalised. The actor responded, saying he wished to go to the boy however refrained after his authorized crew suggested towards it.
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“I enchantment to the highest movie personalities that they shouldn’t be inhuman. When he (Allu Arjun) was taken to the police station for a day, the excessive court docket additionally accepted lunch movement petition and gave him bail. Our persons are saying launch him at 12 within the evening. The place is the supply (to launch at midnight)?” he requested. The CM additionally stated he’s constantly monitoring the boy’s well being situation.
It might be recalled that the tragic incident occurred on December 4 at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad, the place a 35-year-old lady was killed and her eight-year-old son injured in a stampede-like state of affairs that was prompted after hundreds of followers gathered on the premises to see Allu Arjun through the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule. The overcrowding led to a bottleneck and the following tragedy.
Following the incident, Hyderabad police registered a case towards Allu Arjun, his safety crew and the theatre administration based mostly on a grievance from the deceased lady’s household. The actor was arrested on December 13 however was granted 4 weeks of interim bail by the Telangana Excessive Court docket the identical day, resulting in his launch on December 14.
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