Complaint against Tollywood actor for derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi

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Hyderabad: Congress MLC Balmoor Venkat on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime police against Telugu actor Srikanth Krishnaswamy Iyengar for allegedly making derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi.

Earlier, in a video clip posted on his ‘X’ account, Iyengar questioned Gandhi’s title as the “Father of the Nation” and went on to praise Nathuram Godse, which Venkat described as highly disrespectful.

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Venkat urged the Cybercrime police to register a criminal case against the actor and called upon the Telugu film industry to take a clear stand on the issue.

He also demanded that Iyengar be suspended from Telugu film associations if he fails to apologise for his remarks.