Telangana Minister Konda Surekha has stoked a controversy after linking Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao with the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Samantha and Naga Chaitanya, who had earlier clarified that their divorce was due to personal reasons, once again reiterated that politics had nothing to do with their split. Both KTR and Nagarjuna have since filed defamation suits against Surekha, determined to put an end to the baseless rumors.

Ram Charan is the latest superstar to express solidarity to Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Naga Chaitanya and Akkineni Nagarjuna after Telangana Minister Konda Surekha linked BRS leader KTR to the couple’s divorce issue.

Konda Surekha drew flak for her remarks on the divorce of actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya. Nagarjuna, SS Rajamouli, Mahesh Babu, Samantha and Ashwini Vaishnaw were among several others who condemned the Telangana minister.

Naga Chaitanya updates on his father's complaint against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha for crude remarks about his divorce with Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Actor Kasthuri Shankar criticised Telangana minister Konda Surekha for her malicious comments against Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. She also stated that Surekha should be sacked from the Congress party.