‘Targeting Tollywood’: BJP slams Telangana government over Allu Arjun's arrest row
Hindustan TimesAmid actor Allu Arjun controversy, BJP leader Amit Malviya has said that the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana is targeting Tollywood allegedly because superstars have refused to comply with the CM's attempts to exert control and "extract money" from them. The administration appears to be targeting Tollywood, one of India's largest and most vibrant film industries, allegedly because Telugu superstars and film producers have refused to comply with the Chief Minister's attempts to exert control and extract money from them." On Wednesday, BJP MP Anurag Thakur came out in support of Pushpa 2 star Allu Arjun and suggested that some people are trying to tarnish the image of Telugu actor. On Tuesday, actor Allu Arjun was questioned by Hyderabad police in connection with the tragic incident during the premiere of his film Pushpa 2 on December 4.