Indian 2 Actor Siddharth Clarifies Support For Telangana CM's Anti-drug Initiative Amid Controversy

Siddharth recently got caught in a soup when his statements created a misunderstanding. The actor, who is gearing up for the release of Indian 2, attended a press event for the same where he answered a question about how much actors have to be socially responsible. After landing in controversy for the same, the actor clarified his stance and extended full support to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's initiative to combat drug abuse in the state.

What did Siddharth say that sparked controversy? 

Siddharth has recently issued a video clarifying his stance on the recent controversy. The clarification comes in the wake of controversy sparked by Siddharth's remarks during a press conference related to the movie Indian 2. Addressing the media yesterday morning, Siddharth's response to a query regarding the social responsibility of actors led to a misunderstanding.

He stated, "My name is Siddharth. I have been before the Telugu audience for 20 years. I collaborated with the government in united Andhra Pradesh from 2005 to 2011 promoting safe sex. My photo with a condom was used on billboards for this. That was me being responsible, not because a CM told me to do so." "If asked whether an actor already has a responsibility, I would say 'No comments' because I don't understand that. Every actor is socially responsible. We act according to our conscience. If any CM requests us to do something, we will do it. No CM has told us, only if you do this, we will do something else," he added.

Siddharth apologises to CM and issues clarification 

Later in the day, Siddharth took to Instagram to clarify the misunderstanding. He posted a video reaffirming his support for CM Revanth Reddy's efforts against drug abuse. In the video, Siddharth stated, "We are talking about zero tolerance in Indian 2 movie. Zero tolerance against corruption and zero tolerance against drugs. In a press meeting related to the movie, while I was answering a question, some people misunderstood it. I should immediately clear up the misunderstanding. I completely support Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Telangana government in the fight against drugs."

"Our children's future is not in just their hands, but also ours. Safeguarding their future is our responsibility. I am 100 per cent with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his government in their initiative and directives to involve the film industry to make a better society with the government. I have always supported social initiatives and will continue to do that. I only meant that nobody has forced us from the government and that we were doing it out of our own free will. I want to congratulate the Chief Minister and his government on their persistent fight against drugs. We are with you sir," he added. On July 2, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy urged the film industry to create awareness videos on drug abuse during an address at the Command And Control Centre of Telangana Police in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, speaking about the upcoming movie Indian 2 which also stars superstar Kamal Haasan is the sequel to the 1996 film Indian. Indian starred Kamal as Veerasekaran Senapathy.

(With inputs from ANI)