Suriya Breaks Silence on Pawan Kalyan-Karthi Resolving Issue Over the Tirupati Laddu Controversy

Tamil actor Suriya replied to Pawan Kalyan’s post and acknowledged Karthi’s apology over the Tirupathi Laddus issue. For the unversed, Kalyan was upset after Karthi laughed over the issue at a recent event. The Ponniyin Selvan star took to X and apologised to him. The Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh accepted his apology and wished him the best for his upcoming release, Meiyazhagan, releasing as Sathyam Sundaram in Telugu. He also tagged Suriya and wished him on the film’s release.

Suriya reacted to the post shortly after. He thanked the actor-turned-politician for his best wishes. However, he remained tight-lipped about the issue between Karthi and Pawan Kalyan. “Thank you for your heartfelt wishes sir!” Karthi also replied to Kalyan’s post, thanking him for his wishes. “Thank you for your hearty wishes dear sir!” his post read.

For the unversed, during a promotional event for his upcoming film, Meiyazhagan/Sathyam Sundaram, Karthi was asked to weigh in on the claims that animal fat was used in making the Tirupati laddus. The actor noted it was a sensitive issue and tried to dodge the question. However, in the process, he ended up laughing over the matter.

This did not go down well with Pawan Kalyan. Speaking with the press, he called out Karthi for his behaviour. Following this, Karthi issued a formal apology to him on X.

About Tirupati Laddu Controversy:

A massive row erupted on September 18 after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in Tirupati laddus during the previous government when YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was the Chief Minister of the state. In return, Reddy’s party, YSRCP, accused Naidu of indulging in “heinous allegations” for political gains.

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister and Chandrababu Naidu’s son, Nara Lokesh, added that the lab reports clearly established that beef fat, fish oil and lard were used to make laddoos.