After holding the meeting with Tollywood actors and filmmakers on Thursday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy assured that the government stands with the Telugu film industry. According to the sources, in the meeting, CM Reddy asserted that there will be no compromise on law and order. He also said that celebrities must control their fans and the industry must be responsible.

The meeting was held at Telangana State Police Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad.

The delegation of influential people from Tollywood was led by Telangana Film Development Corporation (FDC) chairman Dil Raju. Among other attendees are actors like Nagarjuna, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyan Ram, Shiva Balaji, Adavi Sesh, Nithin, and Venkatesh.

Directors including Koratala Siva, Anil Ravipudi, K Raghavendra Rao, Prashanth Varma, Sai Rajesh and Producers like Suresh Babu, KL Narayana, Damodhar, Allu Aravind, BVSN Prasad, Chinna Babu among others are present in the meeting.

Earlier, on December 4, when Allu Arjun attended the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule at Sandhya Theatre, a massive crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of the actor, and chaos ensued when he waved to fans from the sunroof of his car. This led to the tragic death of a woman named Revathi and injuries to her child.

Following the incident, Allu Arjun was arrested and later released on bail after furnishing a Rs 50,000 bond.On Tuesday, actor Allu Arjun was questioned by Hyderabad police in connection with the tragic incident during the premiere of his film Pushpa 2.

The incident has also sparked political controversy. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy blamed Allu Arjun for the tragedy, stating in the Assembly that police had denied permission for any event at Sandhya Theatre due to safety concerns.

The actor, however, dismissed the allegations, calling them an attempt at “character assassination.” Earlier this year, Telangana Minister K Surekha linked former Minister and BRS leader KTR to the divorce of Tollywood actors Samantha and Naga Chaitanya, accusing KTR of tapping the phones of actors and blackmailing them.

Surekha’s remarks sparked massive controversy, with several BRS leaders as well as superstar and Naga Chaitanya’s father, Nagarjuna Akkineni, condemning the remarks.

Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 26: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived here to take part in the two-day centenary celebrations of the 1924 Indian National Congress session.

State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar welcomed Kharge and Rahul Gandhi at the Belagavi airport.

He also presented both leaders with badges for the AICC centenary session.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed them by handing over the party flag and bouquets. K.C. Venugopal, the National General Secretary and Congress MP and other dignitaries were present.

As part of the centenary celebrations, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah officially inaugurated the SARAS Fair, Khadi Utsav, and Exhibition-cum-Sale at Sardar High School Grounds in Belagavi on Thursday.

He inaugurated the ‘Asmita Trade Fair-2024’ a massive exhibition and sale of self-help group women’s products and Khadi goods.

The SARAS Fair and Khadi Utsav, organised in collaboration with the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood, Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Campaign, Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board, Department of Industries and Commerce, District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, and City Corporation, will be held from December 26 to January 4.

Women from self-help groups (SHGs) across all districts of Karnataka have participated in the SARAS fair, showcasing key products from their respective regions. A total of 150 stalls have been set up, including 10 food stalls and 50 stalls dedicated to Khadi products.

The fair is open to the public with free entry, and the exhibition will be accessible daily from 10.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Various cultural programmes will be held every evening from 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. As announced in the 2024-25 state budget, 50 ‘Akka Cafes are being implemented statewide with a uniform design. The programme aims to support the livelihood of approximately 1,200 women from SHGs. As part of this initiative, the food court at the fairgrounds has been attractively set up under the “Akka Cafe” theme, adding a unique charm to the event.

Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused the Congress party of working in connivance with BJP to defeat the ruling party.

Launching an all-out attack against Congress leader Ajay Maken, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi during a press conference said that till date no Congress leader has ever filed a ‘sedition’ case against any BJP leader.

“Congress leaders have filed cases against me and Kejriwal but never took action against BJP leaders,” she said.

“Congress’ actions have made it evident that it has joined hands with BJP for the Delhi elections. Yesterday, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said that Kejriwal is anti-national. Did they raise any such voice against any BJP leader? No, but they are doing that with AAP. Yesterday, the (Youth) Congress party filed an FIR against Arvind Kejriwal and me. Third thing, we have come to know from official sources that the BJP is funding Congress candidates including Sandeep Dixit,” she said.

In a massive allegation against the Congress party, Atishi claimed that BJP is funding Congress candidates for Delhi Assembly elections.

She demanded Congress leadership take action against Ajay Maken and other Youth Congress leaders.

The AAP Rajya Sabha MP, who was sitting beside the Delhi CM, alleged that Ajay Maken reads the script sent by BJP and targets AAP leaders.

Giving an ultimatum to the Congress high command, he said if Congress leadership doesn’t take action against Maken, then they will approach other parties of the INDIA bloc and demand removal of Congress party from the alliance.