After recieving flak on his assertion associated to the legendary Tamil actor and ex-Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, the veteran Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad has now apologised. In a video message, Prasad expressed his ideas and remarked that his feedback have been made in an informal approach throughout his speech on the perform. He additional added that he by no means meant to harm anybody when he uttered these phrases. The apology was made following the protest of individuals from the Tamil cinema trade, who have been livid along with his assertion and needed him to make clear it.
The actor explains how the comment occurred on the award occasion
Rajendra Prasad defined that the comment was made throughout a current occasion the place he acquired an award named after the late Telugu actor Kantha Rao. Whereas making a light-hearted speech, he remarked {that a} line spoken by M.G. Ramachandran was wrongly positioned. In keeping with him, the remark was later exaggerated and circulated extensively on social media, which created controversy. He mentioned he had no intention of talking negatively concerning the legendary Tamil chief and actor.
Rajendra Prasad recollects his respect for MGR from his scholar days
In his video assertion, Rajendra Prasad additionally recalled his private reminiscence of M.G. Ramachandran from his scholar days. He mentioned that when he was learning on the Madras Movie Institute, M.G. Ramachandran was serving because the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The actor remembered that the chief as soon as visited the institute to see how college students have been studying appearing. Rajendra Prasad burdened that he has at all times revered M.G. Ramachandran and mentioned he was not somebody who may ever converse disrespectfully about such a legendary determine.
Actor seeks forgiveness and guarantees it is not going to occur once more
Concluding his message, the veteran actor apologised to anybody who may need felt harm by his phrases. He mentioned that if his assertion had affected individuals’s sentiments, he sincerely requested for forgiveness. Rajendra Prasad additionally assured that he would by no means converse in such a way once more. He requested everybody to contemplate his clarification and permit the difficulty to finish along with his apology.