The Bajrang Dal has filed a complaint against actor Sai Pallavi's remark on the massacre of Kashmiri Pandits and the massacre in the name of cows. The Bajrang Dal leaders lodged the complaint at the Sultan Bazar police station in Hyderabad. Police said they would check the video of Sai Pallavi and take action.
Following Sai Pallavi's statement, far-right accounts came out calling for a boycott of the actress' films. Hate speech against Sai Pallavi is rampant on Twitter.
Sai Pallavi's family has also been the target of hate speech on Twitter. The far-right accounts are unleashing hate propaganda under the hashtag #BoycottSaiPallavi.
Sai Pallavi has revealed her views in an interview with a Telugu channel regarding the promotion of the movie Virataparvam starring Rana Daggubatti. The call for a boycott of Virataparvam is also part of such hate propaganda. At the same time, many people have come out in support of Sai Pallavi.
Sai Pallavi plays the role of Vennala in the film. Sai Pallavi plays a Naxalite who falls in love with a policeman. The film is directed by Venu Udugula. The film also stars Priyamani, Zarina Wahab, Ishwari Rao, Sai Chand, Niveda, Nandita Das, and Naveen Chandra in other important roles. The film is set to release today.